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Another JSA question (sorry!)

Hi everyone!

I posted a few weeks back about applying for JSA and we were told as OH works 16 hours and I am not looking for work, we didn't qualify for any money. The advisor said if I was also looking for work, I would become the lead claimant and we would get JSA up to the point where between us we worked 24 hours rather than the 16 if it was just OH working.

However, a new manager has taken over organising the shifts at OHs job and has cut everyone's hours. She has said some weeks they will have what their "usual" was (so 16 hours) but to expect less from now on. Everyone is on a zero hour contract so I guess any hours are a bonus lol. We are expecting OH to only get 11 hours a week so how would this affect our eligibility to receive JSA? Would we be eligible for any help? If we are eligible, what happens if one week he gets 16 hours and the next he's back down to 11? We only find out his hours for the week the day before the new working week begins.

I am so confused though because after my last thread, I thought the couple rate was £111 and as 16 hours at minimum wage is only £97ish, I thought that after the £20 that is disregarded and then the pound for pound excess we would receive JSA to make up the difference so approx £34ish JSA. I have tried calling them to ask but they also say 16 hours is the cut off point.

Any information would be greatly appreciated please as I'm getting so confused by it all.
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