Proof of Income

cloud9bee

I made a claim for JSA about 3 weeks ago. They keep asking me for more info (and keep losing it)

I'm going bankrupt in a few weeks, and so may not have proof for exemption from court fees.

I have had no money in the last 3 weeks.

I was working as a supply teacher and earned about £400 (Gross) in the lat month, which equates to £4800 a year.

I know from looking at EX160A that if you don't earn enough then you don't have to pay court fees. I see the figure is £13,000 (Gross), for a single person with no dependant children.

I was wondering how they work out this figure.

Is it based on the last 4 weeks (since they ask for proof of wages for the last 4 weeks)?

Or do they base it from April where I have earnt about £5,000? (Gross) This would equate to about £1000 a month on average, or £12,000 a year, by the time I go to court?

Just need some advice on this, since the form doesn't make it clear.

Ibanez

Hi,

I don't know if this helps but when we took our information we had to take the last 3 months wage slips.

And also with regard to information about JSA, Child benifit and working tax credit, be aware that any letters to prove benefit payments have to be dated within a month of your hearing. When I took my JSA letter because it was from 2 months before the hearing I had to go and get a new letter.

We had to pay the full amount or our hearing would have been rescheduled, and then we did our form the next week when I had the letter with the correct date.
If it is all accepted you get a cheque back.

Hope this helps a little?

Dave

money_penny_26

hi evrybody if we gat a cheque back still no good as we will only have a post office account for benefits only.no bank account.how we supposed to cash it. penny

Ibanez

Maybe in that case they can make payment a different way??? you could always phone and ask they really are quite helpful.

FinancesOfAFiveYearOld

Hi. I went ever so slightly bankrupt in Norwich while still awaiting the outcome of a "please Sir, may I have some money" for JSA following redundancy. The court stafflets kindly allowed me to pay the deposit and court fees in full, in ready cash, on the nail, on the day of my case, on pain of cancellation but equally kindly, after six weeks and several letters, made the refund cheque payable to anyone I cared to nominate.

Be nice to them. Coddle their egos. Tickle their chin-whiskers playfully. If you're a bloke then show a little powdered cleavage or shaved ankle. Then ask them to make your cheque payable to someone you know who still has one of those mythical bank account thingies in working order...

I got the impression that they dealt with a lot of persons of an insolvent nature and were h.a.p.p.y. to oblige us in our little non-cheque foibles.

Best wishes and best of luck. Head in the air, nose to the clouds and best foot forward - you will soon be coming out the other side of this and, while things won't get easier you will get hugely better at coping and finding ways around problems!

If all else fails - my Tuxedo account cashes cheques for the low, low, special offer price of a tenner a pop (see their electric website for details) - you could open one of those...