Jobseekers rejection

50Twuncle

calleyw wrote: »

Tax years and benefit years are different.

For tax years it is NI paid in 2008-2009 and 2009-2010.

Yours

Calley

Right - this may be the cause - she started work with the company in September 08 - which was 2 1/2 years ago in "real terms" - but not 2 full tax years ago !!
Any comments/advice ?

calleyw

21Twinkle wrote: »

Right - this may be the cause - she started work with the company in September 08 - which was 2 1/2 years ago in "real terms" - but not 2 full tax years ago !!
Any comments/advice ?

So she did not work from april to september 2008?

If that is the case the there is nothing you can do.

Yours

Calley

Oldernotwiser

Was she in employment before joining her last company?

50Twuncle

Oldernotwiser wrote: »

Was she in employment before joining her last company?

Yes - but there was a break of around 4 months - she had been made redundant previously - and was allowed to claim Jobseekers then - presumably her NI contributions were paid during this period by DWP ?
To add to our woes - The administrators are refusing to pay any redundancy to any ex-workers !!!

Oldernotwiser

21Twinkle wrote: »

Yes - but there was a break of around 4 months - she had been made redundant previously - and was allowed to claim Jobseekers then - presumably her NI contributions were paid during this period by DWP ?
To add to our woes - The administrators are refusing to pay any redundancy to any ex-workers !!!

Her NICs would have been paid whilst she claimed JSA but they only count towards her pension, not for another JSA claim.

suelees1

Yes they must be paid contributions and not credits

MrsManda

21Twinkle wrote: »

Yes - but there was a break of around 4 months - she had been made redundant previously - and was allowed to claim Jobseekers then - presumably her NI contributions were paid during this period by DWP ?
To add to our woes - The administrators are refusing to pay any redundancy to any ex-workers !!!

What do you mean by 'ex-workers'?
If your wife has been made redundant by the company (rather than been fired or quit) then she'll be entitled to redunda ncy pay. As I've posted above, if the administrators will not pay redundancy she can apply to the N.I. Fund.

There are different classes of N.I. contributions. They do not all count towards state benefits. I don't know which class is paid by the DWP when claiming JSA.

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/MoneyTaxAndBenefits/Taxes/BeginnersGuideToTax/NationalInsurance/IntroductiontoNationalInsurance/DG_190052

50Twuncle

My wife had received a rejection letter from DWP on Saturday but phoned them this morning to cancel her booked appointment to sign on this afternoon - only to be told "YOU ARE TO RECEIVE JS, AND NEED TO SIGN ON"
The letter had said "you are not entitled to JS from 24 Jan" !!
They have supposedly written again to tell her

The system is a shambles

NASA_2

I hardly think what you say means the system is a shambles.

If the claim is to continue then she must sign on - if she doesnt they will close the claim. Pretty easy to understand.

50Twuncle

NASA wrote: »

I hardly think what you say means the system is a shambles.

If the claim is to continue then she must sign on - if she doesnt they will close the claim. Pretty easy to understand.

The system IS a shambles
She was sent a letter telling her that her claim from 24 Jan had been rejected - then on phoning to cancel her appointment to sign on this afternoon - she is told that yes she still needs to sign on - since her claim was not rejected (not that it WAS sucessful though - the person that my wife spoke to could not say that)
What is that if not a shambles ?