French person signing on

therevelator

Hi, a friend of mine is French and he's been living/working here for a couple of years. He's paid taxes here etc. However, he's currently out of work and has been advised to sign on.

How does this work here for EU members in the UK? Will he have to send the paperwork to France?

Thx.

concerned43

Does he have a NI number?

therevelator

Yes, he's paid taxes here - has a tax # etc.

real1314

He'll have an NI number - needed to work / pay taxes/NI.

If he's paid enough contributions, he'll get Contributory JSA, just like anyone else afaik.
Otherwise I think he may be able to get some access to any potential benefits through the french system, *maybe* It's not something I've any experience of, fairly sure it's possible though.:cool:

dookar

Way outside of my comfort zone here, but as a citizen of an EU state I think he just needs to satisfy the right to reside to receive public funds.

chrissiesurfergirl123

If he claims Contributions based JSA there is no need to satisfy the right to reside or habitual residence test (HRT). If he claims income based JSA he will have to satisfy both these tests. However if he has worked here for a couple of years and can prove this and is intending to stay and find further employment, it is likely he will pass. He needs to make a claim asap

dookar

chrissiesurfergirl123 wrote: »

If he claims Contributions based JSA there is no need to satisfy the right to reside or habitual residence test (HRT). If he claims income based JSA he will have to satisfy both these tests. However if he has worked here for a couple of years and can prove this and is intending to stay and find further employment, it is likely he will pass. He needs to make a claim asap

Really? RTR is mandatory on all claims, hence the simpler HRT, I thought?