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'Earnings' whilst claiming JSA

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  • dseventy
    dseventy Posts: 1,220 Forumite
    Poshbird wrote: »
    Does it mater when you buy it and sell it, it could still be a hobby?
    .

    Its when you buy things to sell on.

    Its really that simple.

    If you buy a washer machine and use it , then sell it, thats fine.

    If you buy coins to sell them on, thats different.

    Is it really that hard to understand? :bangshead:

    D70
    How about no longer being masochistic?
    How about remembering your divinity?
    How about unabashedly bawling your eyes out?
    How about not equating death with stopping?
  • Poshbird
    Poshbird Posts: 222 Forumite
    dseventy wrote: »
    Its when you buy things to sell on.

    Its really that simple.

    If you buy a washer machine and use it , then sell it, thats fine.

    If you buy coins to sell them on, thats different.

    Is it really that hard to understand? :bangshead:

    D70

    My point is that my silver bullion is just my stuff like a washing machine.

    I may sell it, may not but not until we have a new honest monetary system.
  • dseventy
    dseventy Posts: 1,220 Forumite
    Poshbird wrote: »
    My point is that my silver bullion is just my stuff like a washing machine.

    I may sell it, may not but not until we have a new honest monetary system.

    No its not, and you are missing the point. Again.

    Most people get new cars and sell their old.
    Most people get new washer machines and sell their old.
    Most people get new cookers, and sell their old.
    Most people get new clothes, and sell their old.

    What people don't do is buy silver bullion. To sell it on.

    Of those people that do buy silver bullion, few rely on the state to pay their income (your JSA).

    Again, I say you have missed the point, and, is it really that hard to grasp?

    D70
    How about no longer being masochistic?
    How about remembering your divinity?
    How about unabashedly bawling your eyes out?
    How about not equating death with stopping?
  • von
    von Posts: 541 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Combo Breaker
    My advice is to phone your local Benefits Office and advise them of your situation; that way your conscience is clear and it will be up to them to decide how and if your "earnings" affect your Jobseekers Allowance. The majority of the staff who work at Jobcentres are not benefit trained and should be advising you of the correct course of action.
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