Any right to appeal JSA rejection? Girlfriend has to pay for me?

Hiddenidenity

jonjon1988 wrote: »

It could split us up if I have to start asking her for money!!!

What a lovely relationship that must be :cool:

Anyway, no you can't appeal, shes your PARTNER << that very word means she should support you while your out of work, Just like you should support her if it was the opposite way round. Thats how relationships work.

Your partner could try to claim for HB/CTB as mentioned previously.

karenx

So if it was the other way around and your partner couldnt claim JSA would you tell her your not helping her and suggest you split up as its easiest?

BigAunty

Arg wrote: »

Did the girlfriends grant ask if she was single,perhaps you could argue that her grant is for her studies alone if it was.

Irrelevant. Income related benefits take into account household income, full stop. The source of the income is completely immaterial to the DWPs decision to include it (in the same way that they will completely disregard the OPs preference to keep his finances separate from his partner, and the OPs partner's preference lack of keeness to support him).

Arg

I think that would depend on whatever case law there is.

Arg

karenx wrote: »

So if it was the other way around and your partner couldnt claim JSA would you tell her your not helping her and suggest you split up as its easiest?

A decent couple wouldn't let themselves be mucked around by the DWP.

BigAunty

Arg wrote: »

I think that would depend on whatever case law there is.

No, her student grant can't be argued as irrelevant to the household budget because she personally applied for it rather than as a couple and no amount of supposed caselaw can get around the rather fundamental means tested regulations that take into account all income.