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Can I claim JSA?
interlcore
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I am currently self employed but don't feel like I am. I sell handmade items on eBay and business is not doing well at all. In fact, throughout June I made more doing surveys than I did in sales. I've started borrowing from family to help myself out. If I stopped being self employed, can I claim JSA? I am looking for a job and if I could go straight into one without the need to go to the job centre that would be fantastic. But the way things are going I can't see that happening.
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You should be able to get income based JSA. You won't get contribution based as you'll have been paying self employed NI which don't count.0
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interlcore wrote: »I am currently self employed but don't feel like I am. I sell handmade items on eBay and business is not doing well at all. In fact, throughout June I made more doing surveys than I did in sales. I've started borrowing from family to help myself out. If I stopped being self employed, can I claim JSA? I am looking for a job and if I could go straight into one without the need to go to the job centre that would be fantastic. But the way things are going I can't see that happening.
When did you last pay Class 1 NI contributions?0 -
That's true. The qualifying years for contribution based JSA are a couple of years ago so it depends when you stopped paying normal NI. It's worth signing on adn checking anyway.0
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I looked it up. Self employed NI contributions don't count for contribution based JSA and obviously they won't get income based if they have enough income.. I thought that bit was too obvious to state!
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/MoneyTaxAndBenefits/BenefitsTaxCreditsAndOtherSupport/Employedorlookingforwork/DG_100187570 -
working tax credit?0
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