Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

No, that was only one example of reasonable situations where relocation could not be considered as a serious option.

Others could be a terminally ill relative living in close proximity to Liverpool or a partner who is unwilling to disrupt a good career.

Nobody who does not wish to go to Swansea will be forced to, they are free to seek alternative employment so that they can remain where they are, however, the current difficulties in obtaining employment should not be underestimated.

Those offered employment in Swansea, who turn it down without "just cause" and who do not obtain a replacement job at their current geographical location may face difficulties when trying to claim benefits.

There are regulations in place that the Department for Work and Pensions use to protect public funds.

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

To clarify the points you have made:

1) No-one has mentioned Incapacity Benefit. JSA/IB stands for Income Based Jobseekers Allowance.

2) You are correct about Contribution Based Jobseekers Allowance (JSA/C), but I was trying to keep things simple. Most people will be affected if their savings exceed £6,000. This is mainly because:

- JSA/C will not be enough to live on, so they will need to apply for JSA/IB too. This particularly affects those with a mortgage, after the qualifying period has been satisfied.

- People in rented accommodation will have to claim Housing Benefit/LHA. This is means tested.

-People responsible for Council Tax will have to claim Council Tax Benefit. This is means tested.

3) The Government intend to reassess every sick and disabled person in receipt of health related benefits.

There will be three outcomes:

A) They will be found completely fit for work and transferred to JSA/IB or JSA/C and be required to actively seek/be available for work.

B) They will be found capable of doing work of some sort and put into the "work focussed" group. Discussions are currently taking place to end contribution based health benefits for these claimants after one year.

C) They will be found unfit for any work, put into the ""support" group, unless they want to be put into the "work focussed" group voluntarily and may continue to claim contribution based health benefits indefinitely.

It is widely expected that the vast majority of claimants will fall into categories A or ose
My knowledge comes from being part of a consultation panel to the Government about various work related issues

It is worth noting that, instead of benefits being increased by the lower CPI, instead of the higher RPI, as was announced earlier, they are now very likely to be frozen.