Is a graduate eligible for the JSA?

EdwinT

Hello all,

My friend has finished her studies in February and have received her certificate 3 weeks ago. She did not work more than for a year and she was part-time student for the last semester.

Technically, she is eligible for the JSA. But the only problem is that she rented a room from someone else, where the council tax was included. It is a question if the lead-tenant told the council that she is living there. Could you suggest, what steps should she make to clear all this up?

Thank you in advance.

dmg24

I think you are getting confused - if the OP is single and has no income or capital over the prescribed limits she will be able to receive JSA. Where she lives is not an issue, unless she is living with someone as their partner.

EdwinT

dmg24 wrote: »

I think you are getting confused - if the OP is single and has no income or capital over the prescribed limits she will be able to receive JSA. Where she lives is not an issue, unless she is living with someone as their partner.

Well, she might be asked why she is not on council tax benefit or if she is paying council tax. The situation is that she is renting the room and she does not know if the lead-tenant told the council or not.

CIS

Well, she might be asked why she is not on council tax benefit or if she is paying council tax. The situation is that she is renting the room and she does not know if the lead-tenant told the council or not

The issue with JSA and occs will not be passed to the council unless its done by way of data matching with a CTB claim. I work in council tax and wish we could get details like this as it would make my job easier.

As a sub-tenant/lodger of a resident landlord then she has no council tax liability in her own right and any charge which may be due is her landlords. Whether or not her lving their would affect the council tax ude depends on the number of occs, their staus and any council tax discounts already being claimed on the proeprty.

EdwinT

CIS wrote: »

The issue with JSA and occs will not be passed to the council unless its done by way of data matching with a CTB claim. I work in council tax and wish we could get details like this as it would make my job easier.

As a sub-tenant/lodger of a resident landlord then she has no council tax liability in her own right and any charge which may be due is her landlords. Whether or not her lving their would affect the council tax ude depends on the number of occs, their staus and any council tax discounts already being claimed on the proeprty.

Thank you for a precise answer CIS.

I have another question in regards to JSA. If she signs on and moves to the other town, will she loose her JSA or she will have to repeat the same process as the first time applying for JSA?

dmg24

I would answer your question, but not after you were so abrupt last time I tried to help.

p00hsticks

dmg24 wrote: »

I think you are getting confused - if the OP is single and has no income or capital over the prescribed limits she will be able to receive JSA. Where she lives is not an issue, unless she is living with someone as their partner.

I wonder if the OP's concerns are along the lines of.... If the person is claiming JSA, then that would signify that they are no longer a student, and that might have implications on whether/how much council tax is payable at the property (as students are not counted when working out the occupancy for council tax purposes).

EdwinT

dmg24 wrote: »

I would answer your question, but not after you were so abrupt last time I tried to help.

Sorry, I didn't mean to be so abrupt.

System

p00hsticks wrote: »

I wonder if the OP's concerns are along the lines of.... If the person is claiming JSA, then that would signify that they are no longer a student, and that might have implications on whether/how much council tax is payable at the property (as students are not counted when working out the occupancy for council tax purposes).

They are if the live in a house with more than one person who is working full time (2 of my housemates found that out the hard way)

Though regardless of if they were claming JSA they would still be known as not being a student as they wouldn't be on any record and would have no proof of student status?

p00hsticks

xXMessedUpXx wrote: »

They are if the live in a house with more than one person who is working full time

Not really, (as far as I am aware). It's the fact that there is a person who's working full time living there that means that council tax has to be paid - the presence (or otherwise) of any full time students is immaterial.

As I understand it, a household with just one full time worker would pay the same as the identical neighbouring property that had one full time worker and twenty students. Whether the occupants decide to split the bill among them all or just make the worker pay the whole thing is really down to the individuals.