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He does work. He earns £24k, but we cannot afford our rent and bills on just his salary alone.
Yes, I have been working and paying NI for the last 2 tax years.
Am I classed as single or married?
As before it is not the last 2 tax years, so have you paid enough during 07-08 and 08-09?
CBJSA only lasts 6 months, but you will get no further help with your rent or CT.0 -
I'm not applying for house or council tax benefit. just JSA. I don't know which JSA I am applying for, I haven't been asked in the online form. Will I get a choice or do "they" decide which one you get?0
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Given the income details you have put here, the only type you'll be able to get is JSA cont based; but this is only if you have worked, and paid enough tax in 07-08 and 08-09 as AOTG has already said. This is only payable for 6 months.
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I'm not applying for house or council tax benefit. just JSA. I don't know which JSA I am applying for, I haven't been asked in the online form. Will I get a choice or do "they" decide which one you get?
I think the point AOTG was making, is that JSA is only £65.45 a week (I am assuming you are over 25?). And if you can not afford the rent and CT on your partners income of £24k, you may need to look at ways of decreasing your spending as you won't be entitled to claim any form of benefits to help with housing or council tax costs.0 -
Ok I see what you mean. Well if we still can't afford the rent (my partner is paying off a loan which is why we can't afford the rent, council tax and bills on his income) then I will have to get help from the bank of mum and dad or gran and grandad. We have very little spending money as it is, we spend around £20 for our weekly shop and everything else we earn goes on bills (internet, phones, council tax, utilities etc)
I would also like to add, I don't PLAN on claiming JSA for long, just to tide me over...I know benefits have a stigma attached to it.
And yes, I have worked and paid NI over the periods you are mentioning.0 -
Because you came on the forum for help, did you not?My advice has no basis more reliable than my own meandering experience.0
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He does work. He earns £24k, but we cannot afford our rent and bills on just his salary alone.
Yes, I have been working and paying NI for the last 2 tax years.
Am I classed as single or married?
OK, for the purposes of calculating benefits, you are classed as a couple and his income is taken into account. You will get 6 months contributions based JSA if you have sufficient NI contributions then you'll get nothing as he earns too much. Likewise you'll not get HB or CTB.
The fact there's a loan repayment involved is completely and utterly irrelevent - benefits are not for repaying finance.0
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