Benefits for 16 year old jobseeker?

jumpycheese1

Your daughter needs to find out about courses in colleges in the city/town where you live. There are more vocational ones than ever before. Plus at 16, these are either free or at little cost to you:money: . If she decides to go to work for a few years, then goes back to education, it's going to cost a lot more. For example, a course which is free for 09/10 academic year, when she hits 19, the same course can cost up to £1000!

Google the names of colleges near you and go on their websites. I think this time of year, some colleges have open days.

Plus from experience, many of the colleges' intake every year are 16-17 year olds and making friends will be very easy for her.

mazza1985

I thought 16 year olds could claim IB JSA through Connexions providing they are not working and the parents signs off CB? I would ring the job centre and ask!

mazza1985

Nigella wrote: »

I think only 16-17 year olds can only claim benefit if estranged from their parents.

Options EMA or job

Wrong! You can claim income support if you are 16-17 in full time education if estranged. You can claim JSA if you are not working (but it is at a lower rate)

Oldernotwiser

mazza1985 wrote: »

Wrong! You can claim income support if you are 16-17 in full time education if estranged. You can claim JSA if you are not working (but it is at a lower rate)

There are some exceptional circumstances where young people of this age can claim JSA but none that seem relevant to the information given by the OP.

"JSA for 16/17 year olds
If you're unemployed and 16 or 17 years old you may be able to get income-based JSA for a short amount of time. For example, this could be if you:

• are forced to live away from your parents
• will find it very hard to live without Jobseeker’s Allowance
• are part of a couple responsible for a child

Contact your local Jobcentre Plus office for more information"

Unstoppable_2

Sharon87 wrote: »

Definetely get her to stay in education. If she doesn't pass as many GCSEs as she liked (hopefully she will), she can do a 1 year BTEC National Certificate I think it's called in a variety of subjects,

You used to need to have at least 2 O levels Grade C and above to do BTEC ONC when I was a lad. Is this yet another qualification that's been devalued?