JSA when a part time student

sexki11en

leatherfixer wrote: »

Reading the JSA terms it says applicants must be willing to rearrange study.

leatherfixer wrote: »

has his interviewer been harsh?

Haven't you answered your own question there?

As Conor says JSA is just that. Job Seekers Allowance. If there are no part time hours to fit around your sons course then theoretically how can he be seeking work? Why should the taxpayer support his choice not to be available for full time work? There are plenty of people out of work right now, not through their own choice. This country only has so many resources with which to support it's people.

SK x

ruby_eskimo

If your son is at university part time, there is funding and grants available to him, he just needs to ask in the finance office. If not then just finding a part time job doing anything is actually easier these days then finding a full time job. Stores are looking for people for christmas, bars and pubs always want people. He just needs to ask around.

jumpycheese1

I am not too sure I got this right. One of my college lecturers told me when she was a student herself (talking early-mid 1980s here), she used to claim benefits during the vacations as in those days students during vacation were classified as 'unemployed'.

This and other scenarios have been tweeked in the past so makes the unemployment figures a lot better.

tomsolomon

sexki11en wrote: »

Haven't you answered your own question there?

As Conor says JSA is just that. Job Seekers Allowance. If there are no part time hours to fit around your sons course then theoretically how can he be seeking work? Why should the taxpayer support his choice not to be available for full time work? There are plenty of people out of work right now, not through their own choice. This country only has so many resources with which to support it's people.

SK x

There are many people out there that don't acctually fit into you veiw of a stereotypical dole spounger.

Circumstances are different for everyone, and its not your place to judge people on, what you believe they should be doing. After all, when the lad qualifies, he will probably be earning more money and paying more income tax.

You are quick to jump on people who are out of work, but you are still willing to pay taxes to house criminals, pay for politicians to make bad decisions, the Queen to sit on her throne, etc. etc.....

Very hypocritical if you ask me.....

Give the lad a break, at least he is trying to improve himself, and not sitting about all day getting stoned and drunk, playing console games........

seven-day-weekend

To claim Jobseekers' Allowance, you MUST be available for work, it is one of the eligibility criteria.

If you can't fulfil this then you are not eligible (because you are not SEEKING WORK, as it says on the tin).

seven-day-weekend

tomsolomon wrote: »

There are many people out there that don't acctually fit into you veiw of a stereotypical dole spounger.

Circumstances are different for everyone, and its not your place to judge people on, what you believe they should be doing. After all, when the lad qualifies, he will probably be earning more money and paying more income tax.

You are quick to jump on people who are out of work, but you are still willing to pay taxes to house criminals, pay for politicians to make bad decisions, the Queen to sit on her throne, etc. etc.....

Very hypocritical if you ask me.....

Give the lad a break, at least he is trying to improve himself, and not sitting about all day getting stoned and drunk, playing console games........

How can it be hypocritical just to tell him the rules? That is all people are doing - we didn't MAKE the rules!

tomsolomon

seven-day-weekend wrote: »

How can it be hypocritical just to tell him the rules? That is all people are doing - we didn't MAKE the rules!

An awful lot of people seem to think that unemployment is a burden they should not, have to support, and would not if given the choice. They take great pleasure in anouncing, how hard done by they are that their taxes have to pay for these wasters.
They sing a different tune when they lose their jobs. And believe me there will be a lot more in the months to come.........

Oldernotwiser

jumpycheese1 wrote: »

I am not too sure I got this right. One of my college lecturers told me when she was a student herself (talking early-mid 1980s here), she used to claim benefits during the vacations as in those days students during vacation were classified as 'unemployed'.

You were certainly able to do this in the 70s; I thought they'd stopped it by the 80s.

kj*daisy

Stopped it late 80's - just when I became a student!

Reds-on-Sea

can he change his course to full time, therefore finishing quicker? Also, if he managed to get part time work while on his full time course, you only get taxed a teeny amount (or I did) ...