Contribution based Job seekers allowance?

davmail

Hi,
After 21 years I am taking redundancy after expressing an interest,now,can anyone tell me if I will be able to claim Contribution based job seekers allowance,even if I get a lump sum payment from my employer?Have been trying to find out from the benefits agency,but got no joy.Many Thanks.

Liquorice_Twirls

Yes the benefit is contributions based not means tested and lasts for up to 6 months before you go on to the means tested one. You do need to be actively seeking work though.

getmore4less

Yes as soon as you finish even if you get PILON.

You need to be job seeking to get it.

davmail

Thank-you,I am 61,but WILL be looking for work.Cheers.;)(Don't know how much luck I will have finding a job,21 years as a support worker looking after vulnerable adults)but want to do something completely different!

anamenottaken

davmail wrote: »

Thank-you,I am 61,but WILL be looking for work.Cheers.;)(Don't know how much luck I will have finding a job,21 years as a support worker looking after vulnerable adults)but want to do something completely different!

I assume you are male. If you are female, you have reached state retirement pension age and not entitled to JSA. Of course, you could still seek work!

lennyb_2

Good luck mate. I expect I'll be joining you and researching these questions in practice.

As others have pointed out, Contribution based JSA is not means tested, so your lump sum and any savings shouldn't make a difference, though there's some confusion about deferment if you receive cash in lieu of notice.

You do of course have to provide evidence that you're actively seeking work, but I guess you can seek work as agressivly or as passively as you see fit.

If i may hijack this thread a little...

I've read that the non-means tested contribution based JSA is not affected by other savings OR OTHER INCOME. What if, for example, an applicant was receiving a modest income from renting out some spare land, or maybe getting a few pounds a day from adwords or maybe Amazon affiliate income from some previously constructed website.

Not really employment..... or is it?

L

skintbint_2

if it is done on a regular basis and selling things which are not- how can i put it -not your old stuff but things you are buying to sell on basically you are a trader and should be regisetered as such with the Inland Revenue and declaring any income to the jobcentre, the same would go for the income for renting out land - you are classed as a business and technically the same for any other income you've mentioned - you are having to undertake a task/run a website whatever for which you recieve payment so you are classed as working by both inland revenue and jobcentre. Saving do not affect JSA(C) but other income can including personal pensions can affect it