29-year old Rebecca wanted a career, not the short term ‘tick box’ jobs offered at the job centre. While raising her baby, she began a degree in psychotherapy and counselling. She had two years of studying left when the job centre called her in to move from Income Support to Jobseeker’s Allowance, following her daughter’s fifth birthday. She says, “I was at university one day a week. I had to look for work from Monday to Friday. Because I was at university on Monday, that interrupted the flow. I said, ‘Well, why can’t I look for work Tuesday to Saturday?'” The answer was no. Instead, she was told to take a job, any job, or her benefits would stop.