out of job end of January! found out today!

elliotlyla

hi all, details abit bitty, cos ive heard of shift members, (im currently in the middle of my 4 off) ANYWAY all folk at my work were halved in october and these people leave end of January,(i was safe) but today ive heard that we are all out of work.

my questions are:

how much do i get with job seekers allowance?

do i qualify with my payout (redundancy) which should be around £14k?

do i get help with council tax payments (im on my own so get single persons discount already)?

loads more questions but cant think of them at the minute, ive been with this company 7.5 years and so scary having to look again knowing that loadsa folk are in the same boat and loadsa places closing down!!

any help/advice very much appreciated, thanks in advance

MissSarah1972

You will get JSA based on your NI contributions for the 1st 6 mths (26 weeks) then have to re apply for JSA based on income. Your capital must not exceed £16,000 in order for your to get that after 6 mths.

As far as Council tax goes I do not know, but maybe call the town hall to enquire first?

SarEl

It might be a good idea to head off to the benfits board - they have lots of people who can tell you exactly what you can claim and how to do it. We tend to have more people here who concentrate on the legal side of things than the benefits side.

elliotlyla

thanks for your help, i will look on benefits bit now