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Has any one changed from income support to JSA and back again?

noodles86
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edited 7 July 2012 at 8:44PM in Benefits & tax credits
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  • nannytone_2
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    edited 7 July 2011 at 12:08PM
    to claim JSA you must be available for, and acvtively seeking work.
    full time students are ineligable for JSA on these criteria.

    are you sure you have the course criteria right?
    it'd be odd to get a full time course free if youre on JSA specifically, when full time students can't claim it.
  • noodles86
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    edited 7 July 2012 at 8:45PM
    This is from another local
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  • nannytone_2
    nannytone_2 Posts: 13,004 Forumite
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    edited 7 July 2011 at 1:26PM
    From September 2011, these benefits will not qualify for free tuition fees unless you are on a full time course and can claim Level 2 and Level 3 entitlement:

    Council Tax Benefit
    Housing Benefit
    Income Support
    Working Tax Credit
    Pension Credit
    Contribution based ESA (unless in the Work Related Activity Group)
    Unwaged dependants (as defined by DWP) of those listed above



    read this bit again.

    it says being on the above benefits will not entitle you 'UNLESS YOU ARE ON A FULL TIME COURSE'

    didn't you say the course was full time?
  • noodles86
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    O, I thought it had to be full time and be entitled to the level 2 and 3 entitlement? Thanks for reading though!
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  • Oldernotwiser
    Oldernotwiser Posts: 37,425 Forumite
    noodles86 wrote: »
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    I think I am studying my first level 2 but not first level 3. I have my GCSE's, I have no A-levels but I studied a Diploma in higher education in 2008 (as a mature student) and started my first year at uni in 2009 but due to my marriage breakdown I left the course and I wouldn't be able to re-do this as I would have childcare problems. I really want to do my course but the tuition fees are 1500 per year and thats before and other course costs :(

    If you already have 5 GCSEs (grade A-C) then you have a full level 2 qualification.

    Do you realise that you can get extra help with childcare if you're on a degree level course and that fees are going up enormously from 2012? If you want to study at this level, 2011 will be the best time to do it!

    I don't know what course you want to do but you're likely to be bored stiff studying at level 2 for 2 years.
  • noodles86
    noodles86 Posts: 549 Forumite
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    edited 7 July 2012 at 8:45PM
    O there you go then
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  • Loobysaver
    Loobysaver Posts: 764 Forumite
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    Just to reiterate, you cannot do a full-time course on JSA as you won't be available for work.
  • noodles86
    noodles86 Posts: 549 Forumite
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    edited 7 July 2012 at 8:45PM
    Loobysaver wrote: »
    Just to reiterate, you cannot do a full-time course on JSA as you won't be available for work.

    Yes I know so that's why
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