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  • Oldernotwiser
    Oldernotwiser Posts: 37,425 Forumite
    char_student wrote: »
    Yes its a one year course, I will be off IS by the time they change the rules that you cant get IS for a child over 7 :beer: Can I get IS while I am doing my masters?
    You realised where I was coming from!

    I don't see why not; you don't have to be available for work with a child of this age and you seem to have the savings limits sorted.
  • char_student
    char_student Posts: 860 Forumite
    Oldernotwiser wrote: »
    You realised where I was coming from!

    I don't see why not; you don't have to be available for work with a child of this age and you seem to have the savings limits sorted.

    Thanks, Yes I knew what you meant!!! I have my interview tomorrow (saturday!) so will ask them then
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  • Voyager2002
    Voyager2002 Posts: 16,349 Forumite
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    MRS_TO_BE wrote: »
    Im pretty sure they wont. You are normally only penalised once. Maybe worth a call to housing benefits.

    When I was in this position I was 'penalised' both by JSA and by Housing Benefit.
  • char_student
    char_student Posts: 860 Forumite
    Voyager2002 wrote: »
    When I was in this position I was 'penalised' both by JSA and by Housing Benefit.
    But if you are on IS you get maximum housing benefit
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  • WhatvIdone
    WhatvIdone Posts: 55 Forumite
    Can I ask how the HB section know you have savings? Is it a question on the form and do you have to give your bank account details, do they check it to make sure that you have what you say you have? What if you say you have no savings and no accounts but you do have really, do/can they find out?

    Never been in this situation, never had savings of anywhere near £6000. Purely curious.
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