Please help me- distraught! Job Seekers Allowance.

andyandflo

laura.brennan wrote: »

Dear everyone!

I have been on Jobseekers contributory based allowance since march 2010. I signed this week and was told my payments would end at the end of this month! Great!! NOT!! I apparently am not entitled to anything else because I have a husband who works 30 hours a week- he only gets 10K a year because he is training to be a teaching assistant. I cant work because we have a 11month old son who we cant afford to put in nursery. How can they just stop the payments if that is all we are living on- we are barely scraping by! We rent a flat and that £600 pcm and bills on top of that and food etc- how can I really go back to work without working just to pay for childcare- so effectively paying to be away from my son! Its F**** up! How do these other people who are 'housed' keep getting benefits for doing !!!!!! all when my husband works and we get kicked in the gutter! Am I missing something? Am I entitled to anything- please help me if you know!

Lx

There are some on here that take great delight in knocking anybody that does not do what they think they should.
Just ignore them

NASA_2

They sent you out a letter at the start of the claim advising you that you would get 182 days of JSA(C). It might have been wise to plan ahead when you got that letter.

Like dmg states - if you havent already done so then you should apply for WTC. The cash cows that are kids should help you along in this. It will probably be paid at a comparable level to JSA(C).

dookar

Why can't you work? Teaching assistant training can't be 24/7. You are currently on JSA, surely your pattern of availability reflects your actual availability - ie times that your husband is available to care for your child?

I_know_my_ABC_and_my_CMYK

Sam___ wrote: »

you have to be a single parent or carer to get income support

Or incapacity but not have enough stamp paid- I feel old now.:o

dodger1

andyandflo wrote: »

I'm sorry but I fail to understand the purpose or the reason for those comments.

If you are out of work or sick you are entitled to claim a contribution based benefit. If you have the required contribution levels then it is paid.

This sytem has been in place for years, at least 25 that I know of. Women who have had a child can and should claim JSA(C) or ESA(C).

It used to be the case that the mother claimed 'unemployment Benefit for 12 months then worked for 12 months then claimed Unemployment Benefit for 12 months ..........

My wife did it, my sister did it and my two sisters' in law did it.

Why do you have a problem with this, it is normal and acceptable practice. And yes if a job did come up, child care would have to be arranged (with the costs covered by CTC/Employer)
But to be honest the chances of a job coming up would be so remote given her circumstances, that you could almost discount the idea.

The benefits system is not there to be abused. OP stated she can't work due to a young child. She should not have claimed JSA, that is for people who are seeking work.

MissMoneypenny

andyandflo wrote: »

This sytem has been in place for years, at least 25 that I know of. Women who have had a child can and should claim JSA(C) or ESA(C).

It used to be the case that the mother claimed 'unemployment Benefit for 12 months then worked for 12 months then claimed Unemployment Benefit for 12 months ..........

My wife did it, my sister did it and my two sisters' in law did it.

I didn't claim JSA when I had children (now 26 and 24) as I knew I wanted to stay at home with them and I don't know anyone else who did what you say you and your relatives did. It seems like fraud to me. Plus karma has a way of making sure these things even out.

Becles

Can you review your budget? Write down all your income and outgoings and see where you can make savings. Post it on the debt free section if you want other people to look at it and suggest where you can cut back.

My ex left me with two pre-school children and I managed to work part time, but the total income from earnings and tax credits was about £10K per year. I had to pay the mortgage and while it wasn't easy, we managed to get by.

Sam____2

andyandflo wrote: »

I'm sorry but I fail to understand the purpose or the reason for those comments.

If you are out of work or sick you are entitled to claim a contribution based benefit. If you have the required contribution levels then it is paid.

This sytem has been in place for years, at least 25 that I know of. Women who have had a child can and should claim JSA(C) or ESA(C).

It used to be the case that the mother claimed 'unemployment Benefit for 12 months then worked for 12 months then claimed Unemployment Benefit for 12 months ..........

My wife did it, my sister did it and my two sisters' in law did it.

Why do you have a problem with this, it is normal and acceptable practice. And yes if a job did come up, child care would have to be arranged (with the costs covered by CTC/Employer)
But to be honest the chances of a job coming up would be so remote given her circumstances, that you could almost discount the idea.

andyandflo wrote: »

There are some on here that take great delight in knocking anybody that does not do what they think they should.
Just ignore them

andyandflo, seems that a fair few of your posts on here are encouraging or condoning benefit fraud, just because you know people who have done this and got away with it doesn't make it right.
I've reported you to abuse as I'm a bit sick of reading your misleading advice to people, you could end up getting some more vulnerable people into a lot of trouble if they follow your advice...

poet123

andyandflo wrote: »

I'm sorry but I fail to understand the purpose or the reason for those comments.

If you are out of work or sick you are entitled to claim a contribution based benefit. If you have the required contribution levels then it is paid.

This sytem has been in place for years, at least 25 that I know of. Women who have had a child can and should claim JSA(C) or ESA(C).

It used to be the case that the mother claimed 'unemployment Benefit for 12 months then worked for 12 months then claimed Unemployment Benefit for 12 months ..........

My wife did it, my sister did it and my two sisters' in law did it.

Why do you have a problem with this, it is normal and acceptable practice. And yes if a job did come up, child care would have to be arranged (with the costs covered by CTC/Employer)
But to be honest the chances of a job coming up would be so remote given her circumstances, that you could almost discount the idea.

That system (or loophole) may have been there for some time but only certain types of people use it. If you are a sahm you live off your partner's income as a family or you go to work where I come from. The clue is in the name......

Limana68

Hi OP
May be you could get a job in the evenings for a few hrs a few times a wk, try your local supermarkets for vacancies? My friend does this , 6-9pm three times a wk so her hubby can look after the kids, its not a career choice or anything but she actually enjoys it, and it gets her out for a bit and hubby gets some quality time with their kids.
When my hubby was able to work he worked as a mobile carer and worked around my shifts, and he brought it around 600 per mth which helped with shopping etc.
Good luck with it all, its not easy!