He took voluntary redundancy

Caz3121

Contributions Based JSA would not entitle you to free dental etc anyway, it is Income based that triggers that - could maybe apply on the basis of low income.
What hours do you work? are you going to be able to manage with him just working part time?

DigForVictory

I work full time. If he were to work part time we could manage, but he's "having a holiday, working on the house & getting fit" so the gap between incomings & outgoings is currently being plugged by his payout.
He's just been told he isn't eligible for CBJSA. He's told me to sort him out as primary carer (or whatever) so he gets "the mother's stamp". He's not 100% daft!

MyRubyRed

Hi Love, bit confused by your posts I'm afraid but it's probably me!
Why is he not entitled to Contribution based JSA? If he's been working and paid NI then he should be due to that element of the benefit I think. Re Council tax benefit and optical/dental/medical charges think you will have to bite the bullet as these tie into Income based qualification and are means tested. So if you are working full time it may be you are over the "limit"
What is the "mother's stamp" he refers to? I'm not sure that there is any such thing?

seven-day-weekend

I assume by the 'mother's stamp' he means he is getting his NI credited to count towards his State Pension. He can get this by claiming Child Benefit (or Carers' Allowance) in his own name if he is not earning enough to pay NI.

Never heard it called that before, isn't it called Home Responsibilities Protection, or did that name go under the new rules??

nannytone_2

SDW.............maybe its an area thing,or agwe lol
when i had my eldest child in 1980 my 'mothers stamp' was paid by claiming family allowance.

Dig for victory....seems very much like your husband decides what he wants to do irrelevant of the consequences. Do you just meekly follow or do you make joint decisions and actually agree with what hes suggesting?

as for the JSA, if hes actually said that hes only seeking part time work then his entitlement would be affected surely?

let my know how you get on cos im sure my husband would like to spend quality time doing repairs on our house and bonding with our dogs! lol

seven-day-weekend

nannytone wrote: »

SDW.............when i had my eldest child in 1980 my 'mothers stamp' was paid by claiming family allowance.

Isn't that what I said? I just said I'd never heard it called that, not that I didn't know what it was.

nannytone_2

im niot arguing the point lol just saying that where i'm from and the age i am.........it was commonly called 'mothers stamp'

SuziQ

OP, aren't you just a little irritated by your husband over this? Why on earth he didn't just say he was looking for full time work I don't understand. Also, part time work can work really well doing unsocial hours- I did that with NHSDirect, working the evenings, weekends and nights that no-one else wanted to do, and the higher pay at those times meant I earned almost as much as the day staff doing more hours. I would be thoroughly annoyed if my husband wanted to 'have a holiday,spend more time with the kids,getting fit and do the house up', rather than work hard for the family as many hours as I was!

seven-day-weekend

nannytone wrote: »

im niot arguing the point lol just saying that where i'm from and the age i am.........it was commonly called 'mothers stamp'

Oh, thanks, sorry for the misunderstanding.

Fire_Fox

DigForVictory wrote: »

My husband took voluntary redundancy & wants to spend more time with our kids, so wants to work part time term time. He's said so to HMRC & it appears he won't get Income Support or Job Seekers Allowance as he is not looking for work nights, weekends, or all day every day. (I work full time.)
Has he denied all our entitlements with this honesty?
I'm trying to stay positive that this is a temporary thing, but we went to the dentist this morning...

I work full time. If he were to work part time we could manage, but he's "having a holiday, working on the house & getting fit" so the gap between incomings & outgoings is currently being plugged by his payout.
He's just been told he isn't eligible for CBJSA. He's told me to sort him out as primary carer (or whatever) so he gets "the mother's stamp". He's not 100% daft!

Your OH hasn't denied your entitlements by his honesty, as lying would simply mean you received funds you were not actually entitled to! JSA is there to help those who are willing and able to undertake full time work, but there is an expectation you will not be picky. JSA is not there to fund a lifestyle choice, which wanting to spend more time with the kids and having a holiday clearly is.

Maybe he could spend some time reading MSE and getting all your bills down so you can manage without his income? :huh: