Job seekers & Benifits

[R1stu]

Well as I am now unemployed I have started a claim for JSA!

However I have just been offered a PT job and im not sure to take it or not!!


Its only 15hrs a week and £min wage (what ever that is?)

If I take the Job can I still claim JSA as its not full time (What I need) and can I still get Tax/Rent benifit?


Also as its 15< hrs do I even need to declaire it?

Many thanks, I said ill let him know by friday.
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[Dragonfly]

https://www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk/JCP/Customers/WorkingAgeBenefits/Jobseekerallowance/index.html

May help, they take a cut out of your wages whatever you earn. If in doubt ring them they will tell you.
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[V twin eater]

If it is under 15 per week and below a certain amount then you can still claim JSA ontop.
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[Dragonfly]

But not full Jsa, i was told last week , if you earned £20 a week they cut your benefit by £20 then so your no better off really.
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[Irezumi aka Reuben]

I know many people disagree with it but unless your really want to work as a way to get out of the house I'd just claim the JSA and spend your time jobhunting.

The money will work out with little difference but allow you to find a new full time job quicker.

min wage is £5.05 an hour, before tax.
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[R1stu]

So Ill only e getting £300 per month not even enough to pay the rent which is £375.


How much is JSA a week? about £40? then Ill beable to claim housing benifit etc??
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[Dragonfly]

£55 over 25 year old. Doubt you get housing benefit if you working and on JSA. You need income support or incapacity benefit for housing benefit.

Unless there are kids involved, theni am not sure. Only know for single people.
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[Flip]

JSA is about £110 a fortnight. You can work up to 16 houra a week but you must declare it. But you get less money from them if you're working AFAIK.

[Itchy]

Congrats you just fell into the poverty trap , ie it is more beneficial to stay on JSA
or work less hours than it is to go out and work,

but lets see JSA £55/week
15 hours x 5.05 =£75.75 YOU WILL PAY NO TAX since you only pay income tax
when you earn more than 92ish a week(ie the personal allowance limit).Does not
stop the IR taking it though you can and ought to claim it back
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[yambabe]

Some common misconceptions being bandied about yet again.

Housing benefit is administered by your council, not the DWP, and is totally seperate to JSA. You can still claim housing (and council tax) benefit if you are working, how much you get is worked out on a sliding scale dependent on your income and your circumstances (ie if you have a pertner, kids etc).

Housing benefit is also usually capped so if you are in private rented accommodation even getting full JSA and full housing benefit doesn't necessarily mean all your rent will get paid.

The rules are also extremely complicated if you own your home rather than renting. You can get benefit towards paying your mortgage interest but it's very complicated to claim, there are all sorts of restrictions on it and you don't get very much.

Re your JSA, claim and work is your best bet, especially if you are working part time and only earning the figure that Itchy suggests. When you are registered for JSA you will also get NI credits towards your pension. (Your wage is under the NI threshold so you won't have to pay any) I know it's a long way off for you but a break in your NI conts at this stage may mean you don't qualify for a full pension when you retire.
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[Itchy]

[R1stu]

As ita a joint claim I will be gettin £90 a week! So what you are saying is take the job and still get JSA??

Should I tell them if I do?


I know thousands are working and claiming benifit!

TBH I only be doing the PT job until/if My Defense Clearence turns up! then I have a cushdy £20k (ish) a yr defense based job.

Its taken 3 months so far to look into my SC. Prob cause of my past and financal problems!
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[Itchy]

[plugger147]

I'd take the job (as long as you wouldn't have to spend to much on comuting)and claim jsa and attempt to claim housing benefit and council tax benefit, while your at it go to the dentist and have a check up and any work needed done and a trip to the optitian too and get your partner to do the same.

Doing the part time work will look better on your c.v than a space of doing nothing at all.
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[Resurrection]

Yeah should be along soon mate

There are ways to push things forward abit faster.

All my security clearances were done quite quickly and not had any come back so i assume they all came back without a fuss

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[R1stu]

well one came back as missus didnt know somthing, so they sent a letter asking for more info. And then one for my financial history.

Ive filled in the required info and sent that off now as well!
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