JSA and Housing Costs

Penelope_Penguin

I've tried to get the answer to this, but even JobCentre can't give me a definitive answer I'm sure MSEers will know, though :T

If you're on JSA, you need to wait 13 weeks before you become eligible to have your mortgage interest paid. If you claim benefit for, say, 6 weeks, then get work for, say 2 weeks, will the 6 weeks that you've waited count towards the 13 weeks, or will you need to start again?

TIA :A

Orville

Just my opinion but i would say you would start again.

dmg24

Orville wrote: »

Just my opinion but i would say you would start again.

That is incorrect, such a short period would be linked.

colin13

I think u ar allowed,to work legally for up to 12 weeks,,then if u go back onto benefits ur claim will continue from where it was(someone will b along later with the 100%correct answer)

Orville

dmg24 wrote: »

That is incorrect, such a short period would be linked.

OK cool as i said just my opinion...

Penelope_Penguin

Orville wrote: »

OK cool as i said just my opinion...

Thank you, but I'm really after facts Is your opinion based on facts or just a guess?

Thanks for the replies :A

MrsBartolozzi

Hi Penny,
if you fill in the form benefits adviser on the directgov website, assuming you are applying for JSA and have a mortgage, one of the questions is:

Have you or your partner received any of the following payments for 13 continuous weeks: • Income Support
• Jobseeker's Allowance
• Employment and Support Allowance

This looks like it needs to be continuous ie without a break.

BUT:
You might also find this worth a read, I found it on another forum, there's a link to a hefty DWP PDF in a later post, but I don't know if it's out of date or not.

alwaysonthego_2

MrsBartolozzi wrote: »

Hi Penny,
if you fill in the form benefits adviser on the directgov website, assuming you are applying for JSA and have a mortgage, one of the questions is:

Have you or your partner received any of the following payments for 13 continuous weeks: • Income Support
• Jobseeker's Allowance
• Employment and Support Allowance

This looks like it needs to be continuous ie without a break.

BUT:
You might also find this worth a read, I found it on another forum, there's a link to a hefty DWP PDF in a later post, but I don't know if it's out of date or not.

As dmg as said there are linking rules which is 12 weeks as someone as mentioned before.

NASA_2

There is more than one answer.

What age is the OP?

alwaysonthego_2

NASA wrote: »

There is more than one answer.

What age is the OP?

I don't think PP is 60 if you were thinking PCs.