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  • healy
    healy Posts: 5,292 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts
    I have corrected my answer in post 2.
  • Indie_Kid
    Indie_Kid Posts: 23,100 Forumite
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    McKneff wrote: »
    Would he be able to claim JSA or is that a no no because of household income.

    Household income is too high to claim income-based JSA.
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  • Oldernotwiser
    Oldernotwiser Posts: 37,425 Forumite
    If things are tight, why hasn't your husband claimed JSA when he was able to?
  • McKneff
    McKneff Posts: 38,857 Forumite
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    sh1305 wrote: »
    Household income is too high to claim income-based JSA.

    I know we dont know all the details but i dont understand why he cant claim contributions based jSA if he has the relevant NI contributions.
    make the most of it, we are only here for the weekend.
    and we will never, ever return.
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