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12 Apr 2025
Q&A

Cara A

What does good employment support look like?

As an asylum seeker who can’t work in the UK, I’ve never used the Job Centre myself, but from what I’ve seen and heard, it seems like the support can be a bit hit or miss. Some people get real help, but others feel like they’re just being told what to do without anyone really listening. I think if someone has a disability or a health condition, there should be a proper effort to understand that and adapt the support around it. Good support should be flexible, understanding, and actually helpful—not just a checklist of tasks to get you off benefits.

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Changing Realities (2023), Cara A. https://changingrealities.org/e/e2M5k (12 Apr 2025)
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