Contribution based JSA

LouiseTrek

I have recently graduated from university and have registered for job seekers allowance. I am not eligible for income based job seekers due to me have savings. But I want to know what the minimum amount of NI I would have needed to pay in the last 2 years to be eligible for contribution based JSA. I asked a job centre but they weren't much help as I only had worked summer jobs, so have always over paid on NI relative to the amount I was paid.

sammyjammy

Just because it was only a summer job it doesn't mean you overpaid NI, it is dependant on what you earn in an individual week not per year.

If you made a claim to JSA before 1st Jan the nthe applicable tax years are 2005/06 and 2006/07, if you made a claim after 1st Jan then it would be 2006/07 and 2007/08, conditions below (both have to be met)

First contribution condition
The first contribution condition is satisfied if, in either of the previous two tax years before the claim is made, the customer has actually paid Class 1 contributions on earnings of at least 25 times the lower earnings limit for that tax year.
Second contribution condition
The second contribution condition is satisfied if they have paid and/or been credited with Class 1 contributions of not less than 50 times the lower earnings limit in both the last two complete tax years before the benefit year in which the jobseeking period begins.

So basically in one of the tax years that applies to your claim you'll have had to have worked and paid NI for at least 25 weeks.

storminbalder

LouiseTrek wrote: »

I have recently graduated from university and have registered for job seekers allowance. I am not eligible for income based job seekers due to me have savings. But I want to know what the minimum amount of NI I would have needed to pay in the last 2 years to be eligible for contribution based JSA. I asked a job centre but they weren't much help as I only had worked summer jobs, so have always over paid on NI relative to the amount I was paid.

A recent graduate with £6,000+ in savings!

You are a rare breed indeed!

storminbalder

The best way to find out if you quatify for JSA Cont Based is by signing on which you have already done.

LouiseTrek

So it's not how much NI you're paid in pounds, it's how many weeks you've paid NI for?