job offering £12k- any back to work help? (tax credits etc?

brightonman123

currently on JSA, and seen a job i really like, though pay is much less than i could afford to live on, as it is..

anyone know when tax credit / income support add-ons takes affect? (min/ max levels), and how much thats likely to be?

single male, no kids, in council flat..

thorsoak

Isn't a starting salary of £12,000 pa better than JSA?

relic

I'd say troll, but that's a lot of posts to mount up in order to do it!

You're single, renting through council which means you are paying much less than most people, so you can easily "live" on it.

You'll get a few quid a week WTC, and perhaps a bit of housing benefit also, but unlikely depending on age.

brightonman123

how very dare yoU! i am not a troll- this is a serious enquiry..

have tried the entitledto site, not giving any info.,. on figures i tried..

relic

brightonman123 wrote: »

how very dare yoU! i am not a troll- this is a serious enquiry..

have tried the entitledto site, not giving any info.,. on figures i tried..

If it's serious, how on earth do you expect a large population of people in this country are able to live on the same, or less wages than £12k yet you "couldn't live on it"?

As I said previously you're single, and living in council housing. You have absolutely NO reason to think that you couldn't live on this wage. Wake up, and get real.

Russe11

relic wrote: »

If it's serious, how on earth do you expect a large population of people in this country are able to live on the same, or less wages than £12k yet you "couldn't live on it"?

As I said previously you're single, and living in council housing. You have absolutely NO reason to think that you couldn't live on this wage. Wake up, and get real.

I think the single man is right, 12k is sfa

I can sympathise with any one earning less than 18k or £10 a hour that is it really worth it when you are no better off.

relic

Russe11 wrote: »

I think the single man is right, 12k is sfa

I can sympathise with any one earning less than 18k or £10 a hour that is it really worth it when you are no better off.

For a single person, who only has limited outgoings (with it being a council rented property) it's more than enough, especially for someone in receipt of JSA.

It doesn't matter whether he is "better off" financially, or perhaps this is just me, but I like the idea of actually having a job, and moving forward with my career. I guess this is the attitude of a lot of people these days though, "i'm not better of financially so i'll just sit on my !!!! till a job paying me £20k lands at my feet".

skintandscared_2

After tax, how much is the take-home pay for £12k a year? What disposable income are you left with after paying the essentials like rent, council tax, utilities, etc?

skintandscared_2

relic wrote: »

For a single person, who only has limited outgoings (with it being a council rented property) it's more than enough, especially for someone in receipt of JSA.

It doesn't matter whether he is "better off" financially, or perhaps this is just me, but I like the idea of actually having a job, and moving forward with my career. I guess this is the attitude of a lot of people these days though, "i'm not better of financially so i'll just sit on my !!!! till a job paying me £20k lands at my feet".

I don't think this is an option anymore is it? Doesn't JSA stop if you refuse more than x amount of job offers/interviews?

relic

skintandscared wrote: »

After tax, how much is the take-home pay for £12k a year? What disposable income are you left with after paying the essentials like rent, council tax, utilities, etc?

£876 a month, I take home less than that and can pay for a privately rented house, rates, utilities, virgin, travel, food, and still have money spare. I guess some people believe they should live above their means.

Russe11

skintandscared wrote: »

I don't think this is an option anymore is it? Doesn't JSA stop if you refuse more than x amount of job offers/interviews?

No need to panic about getting to many job offers/interveiws round here for most of the jsa claiments