Can You Claim Anything When Between School & Uni?

silvercar

kingfisherblue wrote: »

When my daughter left sixth form, I received child benefit and child tax credits until the first Monday in September. The Op's parents will also receive these benefits until then.

EMA is not paid whilst the OP isn't in class, but a bonus is payable at some point in the summer (if they qualify for it).

As others have said, time to hit the Job Centre

This is the most upto date information. child benefits will still be payable until the first monday in September. From then you could claim income based JSA provided you are looking for work. You can claim up until the official start of your term date at uni - so probably only 3 weeks.

ultrawomble

On that basis, if you're going to Oxford you'll get nearly 5 weeks JSA

simmed

Thanks all. My uni starts in October so I can claim JSA for a few weeks. For now the benefits my parents receive for me are more than JSA so..

viktory wrote: »

Christ, straight out of school and the first question asked is can I claim?

How utterly depressing.

Don't make the assumption that this is the first question I asked - it most certainly isn't.

Christ, make a foolish post trying to look smart/funny and get thirteen thanks for it?

How utterly depressing.

ultrawomble

simmed wrote: »

My uni starts in October so I can claim JSA for a few weeks.

My advice would be to make JSA the last option. You'll have July-Sep to get job and earn some proper money. Stacking shelves in a supermarket was popular in my day (to cover people on holidays) - night shifts are even better because of the increased rates for non-social hours (do they still exist in our 24 hour society? ).

I work in HE and know that there are plenty of legal and illegal diversions to spend your money on in the 1st year, especially around freshers, and most, if not all, students will rack up significant debt. It is also a sad fact that the expansion of the HE system has produced two unwanted problems:

(1) The acceptance of significant debt at an early age (I understand that average graduate debt exceeds £20K). Long gone are the days of having to explain to a bank manager that you wanted a £50 overdraft facility because you'd spent all your grant on beer and rollies.

(2) The plethora of graduates means that they are increasingly being viewed as workers with unrealistic wage expectations. Hence the high level of graduate unemployment at the moment.

Best of luck and enjoy your time at university 'cos you're only young once.

Killmark

simmed wrote: »

Thanks all. My uni starts in October so I can claim JSA for a few weeks. For now the benefits my parents receive for me are more than JSA so..



Don't make the assumption that this is the first question I asked - it most certainly isn't.

Christ, make a foolish post trying to look smart/funny and get thirteen thanks for it?

How utterly depressing.

I think one of the biggest things people found depressing was you asking about recieving benefits such as JSA straight from school when you clearly have made up your mind to go to university so not only do you want the tax payer to continue to subsidize your continuing education but wanted a benefit based income for a few weeks untill you start.

simmed

ultrawomble wrote: »

My advice would be to make JSA the last option. You'll have July-Sep to get job and earn some proper money. Stacking shelves in a supermarket was popular in my day (to cover people on holidays) - night shifts are even better because of the increased rates for non-social hours (do they still exist in our 24 hour society? ).

I work in HE and know that there are plenty of legal and illegal diversions to spend your money on in the 1st year, especially around freshers, and most, if not all, students will rack up significant debt. It is also a sad fact that the expansion of the HE system has produced two unwanted problems:

(1) The acceptance of significant debt at an early age (I understand that average graduate debt exceeds £20K). Long gone are the days of having to explain to a bank manager that you wanted a £50 overdraft facility because you'd spent all your grant on beer and rollies.

(2) The plethora of graduates means that they are increasingly being viewed as workers with unrealistic wage expectations. Hence the high level of graduate unemployment at the moment.

Best of luck and enjoy your time at university 'cos you're only young once.

I'm not going to make JSA a last option - it's what it says on the tin - cash if you're seeking a job but can't find one. I'd gladly work if I found a job July-Oct. If I did find work, would my parents child benefits/child tax credit stop?

Thanks for the advice.

Killmark wrote: »

I think one of the biggest things people found depressing was you asking about recieving benefits such as JSA straight from school when you clearly have made up your mind to go to university so not only do you want the tax payer to continue to subsidize your continuing education but wanted a benefit based income for a few weeks untill you start.

Then those people should get over it and stop interfering with other people. If I'm entitled to something which can help me get through the next few years of my life, where I'm going to be working hard to make grades at a top UK university, never mind cover rent/food, damn I'm going to claim it, and moaning middle-class MSE visitors can jibe all they want, no doubt as they worry about paying off the BMW insurance, next trip to Thailand, or something equally crucial.

Kaleidoscope27

5 years ago I survived the summer between college and uni without JSA or a job. It can be done. It's nice to have some income so I can see where you're coming from, but being on JSA is pretty depressing. Do you really need it? It's one of the biggest farces just to open a claim, then you don't get anything until they process it (which can take 3 weeks or more). You have to sign on religiously every 2 weeks and you go on holiday out of the country and miss a signing on date, you have to sign off for the period of your holiday and sign back on afterwards. And you get talked to like you're a moron (well, not always. A lot of the time.)

For the sake of, what, 10 weeks? I wouldn't see it being worth the hassle.

Good luck with finding a job Check out shops who might want temp staff over the summer to cover busy sale periods or permanent staff's holidays.

ultrawomble

simmed wrote: »

If I did find work, would my parents child benefits/child tax credit stop?

I can't help you with that one - anyone else?

custardy

simmed wrote: »

I'm not going to make JSA a last option - it's what it says on the tin - cash if you're seeking a job but can't find one. I'd gladly work if I found a job July-Oct. If I did find work, would my parents child benefits/child tax credit stop?

Thanks for the advice.

If? surely you are looking now?

custardy

alright Kaleidoscope27,we heard you the first time!