I'm on universal credit and it is very true that they constantly press you to apply for any job whether suitable or not. I'm really struggling to deal with the dwp and fear that I will be sanctioned over my inability to accept that I must apply for any and all jobs over minimum wage. Zero hours contracts and rotating shift patterns don't suit me but I can't seem to express myself clearly and these are the jobs they are forcing me to apply for. I need my routine as I get lost in time regularly otherwise. Why can't the dwp accept that some of us can't work chaotic hours? My last job changed from set shifts to a rota and after 9 years there I just couldn't cope anymore. I feel so stressed that I can hardly function at all at the moment, worrying that my benefits will be cut when they are already too low to live off, and stressing about becoming homeless if I can't find suitable work. It's all a bit too much for me right now with the dwp focusing on getting me a job in a supermarket at the moment I could just cry. I can't stand those places, I practically never go shopping unless I really have too. How can they expect me to be able to hold a job down in a setting I can't cope with for short visits, never mind a week's work hours? Grrrr sorry for whinging.
