Temp Christmas job /JSA ?

smileitconfusespeople_2

Please can someone help me please, I have a Christmas temp job of which i hope will keep me on although my contract finishes 1st of January, what I need some advice about is will i be able to claim jsa
straight away?,
Thanks in advance

Mooorna

JSA claims normally take about 3-6 weeks to process, so I wouldn't bet on getting a super quick reaction from them. In fact I think that the period after Christmas means that claims get really high, because so many get off Christmas temping jobs. Make the claim anyway! The sooner you make it, the better! And make sure that you have as many documents/as much proof ready to hand so that there aren't any delays.
Hope this helps!

smileitconfusespeople_2

Thanks.. so will this mean I wont get anything whilest this claim is going through I currently claim tax credits and h/b and hubby gets non contribution jsa ..thanks

dazzler67

Hi Smile- If you have been in receipt of JSA prior to starting your temp job I think it's just a matter of making a "rapid reclaim" once the job has finished. Go to your nearest JC+ and ask there-they will give you a claim form. I dont think it takes as long as 3-6 weeks.

dazzler67

Just done a quick Googly- there is loads of advice(including here on MSE) Search "rapid reclaim"
The form you need is "JSA4RR"-(me thinks-please check first!!)