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claiming between college and uni
scoobydo_2
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Hi my son is 18 and leaves college in june and won't start uni until september I believe or maybe later. His dad will stop the maintenance I get for him in June. i need help in knowing if my son will be entitled to claim any benifit he is trying to get a job but so far dispite applying for many he hasn't been sucsessful. they all want experience but how do you get that when no one will give you that initial break sorry thats by the by aanyway I would be very grateful for advice .
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You will continue to be eligible for child benefit until the first monday in September and your son won't be eligible for benefit in his own right until then.
If your son gets EMA this should continue until his exams finish with a final bonus paid in July.I'm a Forum Ambassador on the housing, mortgages & student money saving boards. I volunteer to help get your forum questions answered and keep the forum running smoothly. Forum Ambassadors are not moderators and don't read every post. If you spot an illegal or inappropriate post then please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com (it's not part of my role to deal with this). Any views are mine and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.com.0 -
You will continue to be eligible for child benefit until the first monday in September and your son won't be eligible for benefit in his own right until then.
If he's 18, he can claim JSA between college & uni. However, child benefits would stop for him.Sealed pot challenge #232. Gold stars from Sue-UU - :staradmin :staradmin £75.29 banked
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If he's 18, he can claim JSA between college & uni. However, child benefits would stop for him.
Unless the rules have changed in the last year, that isn't right. If you leave school/ college after April, CB continues til the end of August and the son can't claim.I'm a Forum Ambassador on the housing, mortgages & student money saving boards. I volunteer to help get your forum questions answered and keep the forum running smoothly. Forum Ambassadors are not moderators and don't read every post. If you spot an illegal or inappropriate post then please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com (it's not part of my role to deal with this). Any views are mine and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.com.0 -
If he's already applied, been offered and accepted a place at uni, then he is still a 'student' during all that time. he'd only be able to claim JSA if he was unemployed and actively seeking full time employment, where in fact what he would be seeking is work for a very short time.
You will still be able to get his child benefit and credit as far as tax credits go until end of August, but then they will stop. Come September, he will have his student loans.
Is he going to live away at university? You might want to start thinking about accommodation if so, as the first term needs to be paid prior to receipt of student loans in most cases - might want to check that out so that you can plan for it.0
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