Wife just made redundant - what can she claim now?

wabbitpoo

Just leaving a well paid job (70K). We are not hard up by any means but I would like her to claim anything the welfare state is willing to pay, given the amount we have put in (sorry of that sounds selfish). What, if any, might she be able to claw back until she gets another position? I work, but for a very small wage. No mortgage, no kids.

bertiebat

wabbitpoo wrote: »

Just leaving a well paid job (70K). We are not hard up by any means but I would like her to claim anything the welfare state is willing to pay, given the amount we have put in (sorry of that sounds selfish). What, if any, might she be able to claw back until she gets another position? I work, but for a very small wage. No mortgage, no kids.

Assuming that it was not voluntary redundancy, then so long as she has made sufficient NI contributions over the last 2 years, she will entitled to job seekers allowance for a maximum of 182 days.

Hope she finds a new job soon, as I'm not sure that she will feel very comfortable signing on at the job centre every fortnight.

Further details here: http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/MoneyTaxAndBenefits/BenefitsTaxCreditsAndOtherSupport/Employedorlookingforwork/DG_10018757

dmg24

bertiebat wrote: »

Assuming that it was not voluntary redundancy, then so long as she has made sufficient NI contributions over the last 2 years, she will entitled to job seekers allowance for a maximum of 182 days.

Hope she finds a new job soon, as I'm not sure that she will feel very comfortable signing on at the job centre every fortnight.

Further details here: http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/MoneyTaxAndBenefits/BenefitsTaxCreditsAndOtherSupport/Employedorlookingforwork/DG_10018757

VR would also qualify a claimant for JSA.

bertiebat

dmg24 wrote: »

VR would also qualify a claimant for JSA.

I thought the whole issue of VR made the situation more complicated as there is often a lump sum based on future months employment. I know that when I took VR many years ago as I wanted to go travelling, I knew I wasn't entitled to JSA but could have asked for NIC credits (but didn't bother). Obviously things may well have changed but looking on the web, it's still a complicated area.

It sounded from the post that the OP's wife had been made redundant and i.e not VR and therefore JSA(CB) would seem to apply. Also I'm assuming that in this case any other (i.e. means tested) benefit would not apply but this would depend on whether the saving were less than £16,000.

I've been lucky enough to have never needed to claim JSA and I DO wish the OP good luck with this. It's not nice for anyone to lose a job for any reason.

wabbitpoo

Sorry I should have been clearer, perhaps. She is taking redundancy and a compromise agreement is being put in place, hence a sum of money against loss of earnings for maybe up to a year. So, as I said, not hard up but still would like to get what she is entitled to.....

bunny999

Probably nothing as her claim is likely to be sanctioned for 6 months.

GlasweJen

It wont be sanctioned just for VR but if the OPs wife is still receiving money from her company to compensate for loss of earnings then I don't think anything would be payable.

I'd take any paperwork to CAB or the jobcentre and ask what they think is payable.