Under 16 hours rule

ANGSTDATA

Hi - and Good Morning!

New to this room - although I do post in others from time to time

Just been laid off work and looking thru job centre site ,not much full time work around but there are several 12 , 15 hour a week part time jobs knocking about - so was wondering what the position is with JSA -

do they suspend it all / or part or what ? - any advice would be usefull ,as I would like to keep working ,if only part time otherwise you can fall out of the loop I feel !

poker_face

ANGSTDATA wrote: »

Hi - and Good Morning!

New to this room - although I do post in others from time to time

Just been laid off work and looking thru job centre site ,not much full time work around but there are several 12 , 15 hour a week part time jobs knocking about - so was wondering what the position is with JSA -

do they suspend it all / or part or what ? - any advice would be usefull ,as I would like to keep working ,if only part time otherwise you can fall out of the loop I feel !

You can continue to claim JSA for the days you are not working if you continue to seek further employment

ANGSTDATA

Hi - thanks for your reply - So I take it thats when you go in to sign up and they ask you " have you worked any paid hours this week ?" then - but can you work 10 hours one day and 5 the next and still be paid JSA for the remaining 3 ?

robredz

Imho I think that so long as the hours total 15 or less then you *should* be ok

Oldernotwiser

Why not avoid the problem entirely by taking on more than one part time job?

clairec79

If you are claiming just for yourself they take off your earnings over £5 a week, it's purely on the hours - not the number of days you work

skintchick

I'm confused by this. I have been offered a job doing four hours a day four days a week, so 16 hours. Are you saying I could still claim JSA as well, as long as I'm looking for another job?

I didn;t think you could if you earn more than the JSA amount (I would be earning around £7 an hour and am only entitled to basic JSa of £60.50 a week).

sammyjammy

Skintchick you're correct, there is a 16hr rule that income based JSA is unpayable for every week that you go over 16hrs but if you earn more than the weekly benefit +£5 then you will not get any benefit no matter how many hours you work.

If its ever likely to be under 16hrs its best to continue to sign on in order to claim free prescritptions etc although that obviously means you'll be subject to all the usual requirements

skintchick

Ah, I don;t qualify for income-based anyway so I don;t think it applies to me. Still waiting for them to process my claim anyway!

ukdickie31

Remember also...

Benefit weeks are not Monday to Friday weeks. They depend upon the signing day.

A Monday signer has a benefit week from Tuesday to Monday.
A Tuesday signer has a benefit week from Wednesday to Tuesday.

Etc etc

Sometimes 3 days work may cover two benefit weeks and not always break the 16 hour rule.

When Part Time work is declared to the Jobcentre, B7's are given dated for the benefit weeks. These show where the weeks fall and therefore the hours worked in the benefit weeks are easier to see.

Benefit is only reduced when payment of wages is received