What happens when JSA stops?

zukibear

I Signed on this morning and was informed that in March my contribution based JSA claim will cease.
I have claimed on & off since last June as I found a job but after 3 months realised it wasnt going to work out. So my 6 months are up...and so far not found a job although Im hopeful.
The advisor said I would still be able to come every 2 weeks to keep my stamp up to date but I wont be getting paid. So what now?

cherry-pie_3

zukibear wrote: »

I Signed on this morning and was informed that in March my contribution based JSA claim will cease.
I have claimed on & off since last June as I found a job but after 3 months realised it wasnt going to work out. So my 6 months are up...and so far not found a job although Im hopeful.
The advisor said I would still be able to come every 2 weeks to keep my stamp up to date but I wont be getting paid. So what now?

Hi Zukibear,

You can apply for income based JSA. Whether you get it or not depends on your circumstances. Do you have a partner that works or high level of savings etc? If your partner earns over a certain amount every week then you won't get anything unfortunately.

tinshed

^^
As above claim income based jsa. If you live with a partner and you claim as a couple if their income is above 105 pounds a week then you'll receive nothing im afraid.

zukibear

Thank you
it seems as my partner earns just over the minimum its nothing for me!
I noticed too that the travelling time when looking for suitable vacancies has been raised to 90 mins - so whilst i was trying to work out where that would take me - in rush hour - by bus my adviser suggested I drive!!!!

Raksha

It depends on how old you are and how much NI you have already paid over your working life. As a 52 year old whose spent the last 30 years raising children, I believe I have enough 'protected income' contributions from receiving child benefit during that time, to be able to claim a full pension when the time comes without having to keep on signing on. Ofcourse, I realise that having children spread over so many years isn't common, but it may apply to you.

Elvisia

I am trying to sign off at the moment because I find it too humiliating, and I would rather try living off selling my stuff on ebay and just being super frugal, so I rang up the NI office to ask about contributions if I sign off. They said I already had 12 years of contributions, and I only needed to work another 18 years to qualify for a full pension. As I am 36 and my pension age is 67 this isn't a problem, so she said don't waste my money or effort paying the stamps. It's worth calling them and seeing if you even need to pay stamps, as signing on just for them will still be a hassle.

Ironically I went to the JC to sign off and the woman refused and said to think about it, and come back if I was really sure.