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jsa for couples....

lyndsay1986
lyndsay1986 Posts: 135 Forumite
in Benefits & tax credits
hello

me and my boyfriend have decided to move back in with each other ...we did live together a while ago and we decided for him to move out again ..personal so wont go into it lol

well he has been claiming jsa.....i have been working part time but 2 weeks ago i was laid off it was only agency work .

now he has moved back in ..what would we have to do to make it jsa joint claim /....could i just be added to his ?

im 23 and he is 25 ....we have 2 children aged 4 and 2 ...

i have read on internet that we can not claim jsa joint claim becasue we have dependant children ?
so what is it we can claim ? :s


thanks for your help :)

Comments

  • karenx
    karenx Posts: 4,988 Forumite
    Yes you can have a joint claim, if you are both activly seeking work. You need to call tax credits and inform them of a change of circumstance.
  • jamesb1239
    jamesb1239 Posts: 648 Forumite
    You CANNOT have a joint claim as you have dependants, but you can be named on the claim. Basically only your partner will have to sign, you will be excused
  • lyndsay1986
    lyndsay1986 Posts: 135 Forumite
    do we have to cancel his jsa what he is claiming now and start a fresh claim where i am named on ?

    or could we both just go into the jobcentre and put me onto his claim ?
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