JSA Appeal, how long do I wait for a desision

ammo6106

Hi sorry if there is already a thread for this. I've tried to find this info out ont the JS website etc. really struggling to find the answer.

I got made redundant and had to claim JSA tax year 2011/12.
As I live with my partner I was told I could only claim Contribution based JSA.
I was told that I wouldn't receive any money as I had not paid enough NI for tax year 2008/09.
I appealed stating they had used the wrong tax year to calculate.
got a new job but was a fixed term contract after 3 months had to claim JSA again.
I hadn't heard back from the appeal by this point but was aware it had been recived a week after I sent it.
I called up to find out why I hadn't had a response was told a desision hadn't been reached.
I still havent heard back from them, it has been 6 months since the initial appeal and over a month since I called to enquire about it.

Does the appeal automatically fall in my favour if they have not responded after a certain perion of time?

If so, how long do they have to inform me of a desision before it automatically falls in my favour?

Thanks in advance x

dookar

It will never automatically fall in your favour, the decision will stand until it they've lokoed at it.


You claimed in tax year 11/12, so benefit year Jan 11, so the RITYs would be 09/10 and 08/09? I'm rubbish at working this out, but why do you think they used the wrong year?

Sam____2

they use the last 2 full tax years, so that would be 08/09 and 09/10, so if you haven't paid enough in those 2 years you aren't entitled to it.

ammo6106

i thought they'd used the wrong tax year because I didn't know it was worked out using 2 tax years and the letter they sent me only said "we have used tax year ending April 2009 to calculate...."

NASA_2

Pretty much all of the letters I have seen have quoted both tax years on them.