Abstract
‘No event is ever correctly reported’: Jim Duffy on the case of Cait Reilly's battle over Jobseeker's Allowance
Highlights
The words are George Orwell’s, but they could just as have been those of 22 year-old Cait Reilly
Cait graduated from the University of Birmingham in July 2010 intent on forging a by Jim Duffy career in museums
She claimed Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA), sought paid work and was eventually able through the now-defunct ‘Future Jobs Fund’ to obtain valuable work experience at The Pen Room, a Birmingham museum. When her six-month paid placement ended, Cait decided to continue on a voluntary basis and once again claimed JSA while she looked for paid work
Summary
The words are George Orwell’s, but they could just as have been those of 22 year-old Cait Reilly. Cait is one of a quarter of a million unemployed people who will, by the end of the year, have found themselves on the end of the Coalition’s drive to ‘Get Britain Working’ and required to carry out between two weeks and six months of unpaid work under one of a plethora of complex schemes elaborated administratively and without Parliamentary scrutiny. When her six-month paid placement ended, Cait decided to continue on a voluntary basis and once again claimed JSA while she looked for paid work.
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