jsa and working question

bigmacman

just got a new job great question is
i will be working
saturday 4 till 10
sunday 5 till 9
so if i do under 6 hours monday can i still sign on tuesday and get my jsa for that fortnight?

jdturk

well done on the job, no clue on the JSA thing

Worried196

bigmacman wrote: »

just got a new job great question is
i will be working
saturday 4 till 10
sunday 5 till 9
so if i do under 6 hours monday can i still sign on tuesday and get my jsa for that fortnight?

When you sign on Tuesday it will be for the two week period up to Tuesday. You are entitled to work under 16 hours per week without it affecting your ability to sign on. However it would affect the amount of JSA you would get in that week. The first £10.00 is disregarded. However it shouldn't affect last weeks JSA if you didn't work then.

tsimehC

Worried196 wrote: »

When you sign on Tuesday it will be for the two week period up to Tuesday. You are entitled to work under 16 hours per week without it affecting your ability to sign on. However it would affect the amount of JSA you would get in that week. The first £10.00 is disregarded. However it shouldn't affect last weeks JSA if you didn't work then.

Is it not the first £5 that's disregarded?

Worried196

think it's £10.00 for single and £20.00 for couple

Tobiwan_Kenobi

It's the first £5 that is disregarded if you are on a single person's claim. If you are working just short of 16 hours it should wipe out your JSA, however your NI will be getting paid if you continue to sign. You MUST declare the work when you sign and complete a B7 detailing your hours and earnings for each fortnight.

bigmacman

so basically if i do 15 hours would it even be worth signing on sounds like i would get no money what so eva.

bigmacman

And no i'm starting saturday so only be 2 days work so far

tsimehC

bigmacman wrote: »

so basically if i do 15 hours would it even be worth signing on sounds like i would get no money what so eva.

Don't forget that NI contributions are paid for you and that you can still get Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit if you stay on JSA. You have to still prove you're looking for work though.

bigmacman

i wouldnt need any of that as im living with parents at the moment.

all i want is some money to keep me ticking over till my 1st payday as its a 30 mile round trip to work everyday with driving the only transport