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BrettMorganxD

tod123 wrote: »

its refreshing to see somebody who openly supports benefit fraud

I am totally against benefit fraud....

She could look for temporary jobs in that 4 weeks and write them on her book. That way she has been activley seeking work for 4 weeks.

tod123

BrettMorganxD wrote: »

I am totally against benefit fraud....

She could look for temporary jobs in that 4 weeks and write them on her book. That way she has been activley seeking work for 4 weeks.

lol, thats like saying walking around Asda filling up a trolley , then leaving it in the aisle and going home is 'actively going shopping' , but of course its not, as there was never any intention to purchase the shopping, as in this case, there would be no intention to take the jobs applied for!

BrettMorganxD

tod123 wrote: »

lol, thats like saying walking around Asda filling up a trolley , then leaving it in the aisle and going home is 'actively going shopping' , but of course its not, as there was never any intention to purchase the shopping, as in this case, there would be no intention to take the jobs applied for!

Still isn't benefit fraud. it is still looking for work. And she could take a temp job for a few weeks until the other starts.

Adereterial

She can claim. She'll need to be prepared to look for (and accept) temporary work or permanent work with a closer start date - as long as she agrees and complies she'll be paid and will not be committing fraud.

This happens all the time, it's far from rare.

tod123

BrettMorganxD wrote: »

Still isn't benefit fraud. it is still looking for work. And she could take a temp job for a few weeks until the other starts.

an honest person would see it as dishonest

Oldernotwiser

BrettMorganxD wrote: »

I am totally against benefit fraud....

Doesn't sound like it!

jetplane

Of course she can sign on for JSA she can look for other work in the meantime. What if her new job start is delayed or falls through? As long as she looks for work be it temporary or not then she is satisfying the rules for JSA.

t0rt0ise

Who knows, she may apply for another job and get offered it and prefer it.

AsknAnswer2

InkZ wrote: »

Thanks for the comments so far guys. It seems a bit crazy that we get penalised for making such an effort and getting something sorted so quickly but that's the way things work I suppose.

In what way are you being penalised? It's the same for everyone, the clue is in the name - Job seekers allowance. You have to seek a job to get the allowance.

There is no reason why she cannot claim if she continues to actively seek work in the interim period. Never know - she might find something that's an even better deal whilst she'd looking.