advice please

ecsb

As from today i am unemployed, made redundant.
I have no idea how to go about claiming for jsa (if i am entitled). Hope to do supply work.
i am married with 2 young children, husband self employed earning under £10,000 a year.
I am very worried as we really need a new boiler and a damp proof course, would i get help for these things?
Thanks

alwaysonthego_2

If you have paid enough NI conts for tax year 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 then you could get cont based JSA.

You could apply for a warm front grant.

You should get WTC and your CTC may increase.

You could get some CTB and LHA/HB.

ecsb

thank you.
what is ctb, Lha/hb?

DX2

ecsb wrote: »

thank you.
what is ctb, Lha/hb?

CTB = council tax benefit
LHA = Local housing allowance (if you rent private)
HB = housing benefit (if you rent from council)

Benefits_Bod

Just to clarify, LHA is in fact HB. The reference to LHA is simply to distinguish the method of calculating the amount of rent to be used in the assessment of HB.

viktory

Sounds to me like the OP owns her own home; therefore she will not be entitled to LHA or HB.

Indie_Kid

http://www.warmfront.co.uk/do-i-qualify.htm warm front criteria.