Originally Posted by
Elite_Pie
Not for the first time, you don't quite seem to understand. I chose to attend Bulwell job centre not because I was looking for work or claiming benefits (I needed neither), but solely so I could get a form (AB11 as I recall) to claim from a mortgage protection policy I had paid into for years. To get that I had to prove that I was 'actively seeking work'. The reality was that I was actively avoiding work, but I managed to fulfill the criteria quite easily. It was funny when they used to say "if you don't do this or that, you could lose your benefits". When I told them I wasn't claiming any benefits, the bemused look on their faces was priceless!