Jury summons JSA

gubdlog

Will the 30quid per day affect JSA or other benefits?

What happens if I have to sign on a day I am meant to be in court?

Thanks in advance for any help.

seven-day-weekend

You have to inform them you have been called for Jury Service and then you can do it.

My son was in exactly this position; I don't think he was out of pocket, I seem to remember the money he got from the court was deducted from his JSA.

gubdlog

Thanks very much. So do you sign off?

paulofessex

I think you will have to be prepared to have to sign off if the money from jury service is more than the JSA payment. This of course helps the JCP to massage the stats of the number of people signing on. You should be able to do a rapid reclaim, BUT be prepared to go through exactly the same questions as you did when you initaly claimed.

seven-day-weekend

At one time you had to sign off and claim Income Support but the law changed several years ago and I don't think you have to sign off now. You are treated as though you are available for work.

Your Job Centre will be able to tell you.

This link may be helpful (relevant extract below:)
http://www.lawcentreni.org/EoR/jobseekers.htm

[FONT=trebuchet ms, Arial, Helvetica]Even if a person is not actively seeking work, s/he can be treated as if s/he is in certain circumstances eg laid off, working short-term, two-week holidays per year, temporarily detained in police custody for a period of 96 hours or less, required to attend a court or tribunal (as a justice of the peace, lay magistrate, party to any proceedings, a witness or a juror), providing certain conditions are met.
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paulofessex

The other reason you may have to sign off of course is that you wouldn't be available to 'seek employment' during the time on jury service

seven-day-weekend

paulofessex wrote: »

The other reason you may have to sign off of course is that you wouldn't be available to 'seek employment' during the time on jury service

See my post above. My son was a juror about four years ago while he was on Jobseekers' Allowance, the law had just changed so that he did not have to sign off, but was treated as available for work. In fact the Jobcentre had to look the legislation up as he was the first one they had had under the new law!

NASA_2

paulofessex just wants to have a go at the DWP. I am sure it is frustrating that you keep bringing facts into it SDW.

DX2

V_Chic_Chick wrote: »

According to this:
http://www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk/docs/infoabout/juryservice/juror_allowances_e.pdf

"If you are in receipt of Jobseekers Allowance you can continue to claim it whilst on jury service for up to eight weeks"

^^^ This was posted in a recent thread regarding JSA and Jury duty.

gubdlog

Thanks os much all.

So I wonder what happens the day you are supposed to sing on and you are meant to be in court?

dane-katie

A bit off topic but how do people get choosen for jury duty? is it a legal obligation?