please please someone help

cazxx1

hi all my husband is unemployed at the moment, he has worked all his life but got made redundant, he worked for an agency for about 2 months he didn't know they classed him as working for himself, when it come to an end someone from the benefit office told him he couldn't sigh on for 6 weeks , we struggled to pay bills and everything, when he did sign on they told he he didn't need to wait 6 weeks.Now he has been offered work for another 1 month as self employed and don't know what to do.....does anyone know if you can sign on straight away if you become self employed when the job finishes

dookar

There's no rule that states a previously self employed person has to wait before claiming. Is that what you are asking?

cazxx1

so he does not have to wait 6 weeks then

dookar

no he doesn't

rogerblack

cazxx1 wrote: »

hi all my husband is unemployed at the moment, he has worked all his life but got made redundant, he worked for an agency for about 2 months he didn't know they classed him as working for himself, when it come to an end someone from the benefit office told him he couldn't sigh on for 6 weeks

I'd suggest an official complaint against this person, if possible.

cazxx1

thanks dooker...I ti.










thanks dookar ...ROGER i KNOW WHAT YOUR SAYING BUT IT WAS SAID OVER THE PHONE, when we said about it they said it was there fault but they wouldnt backdate it, thing is if it was the other way round and we owed them well.... a different story, thanks both

rogerblack

cazxx1 wrote: »

thanks dooker...I ti.

thanks dookar ...ROGER i KNOW WHAT YOUR SAYING BUT IT WAS SAID OVER THE PHONE, when we said about it they said it was there fault but they wouldnt backdate it, thing is if it was the other way round and we owed them well.... a different story, thanks both

They may have recordings of your call.
http://www.dwp.gov.uk/privacy-policy/data-protection/ can give you access to those recordings, or any notes that may have been made at the time.

It is possible to get compensatory payments for errors like this in some circumstances.
But it's a lot of hastle to continually fight.
Good luck.

Oldernotwiser

If he's been self employed, has he made arrangements to pay his tax and NICs?