JSA while studying full-time evening course ?

illumintai

Hi,

I understand generally its not allowed for full time students to claim JSA, for obvious reasons. But I intent to study a full time but evening run course specifically to get a day job.

In this case I feel I have a reasonable case to get JSA.

Can you tell me how I can go about claiming it ?

Please advise.

Thanks.

sniggings

Fill in the application on e JSA site.

If not entitled to JSA you may get income support.

Also Housing benefit can be claimed even if on no other benefits. Ring your local Town Hall for housing benefit.

Dunroamin

sniggings wrote: »

Fill in the application on e JSA site.

If not entitled to JSA you may get income support.

Also Housing benefit can be claimed even if on no other benefits. Ring your local Town Hall for housing benefit.

There is no reason to assume that the OP would be eligible for IS!

sniggings

Dunroamin wrote: »

There is no reason to assume that the OP would be eligible for IS!

I said may, I did not assume.

pickpocketlocket

illumintai wrote: »

In this case I feel I have a reasonable case to get JSA.

If your course is deemed to be full time you have no case for claiming JSA.

What level are you studying at?

Dunroamin

sniggings wrote: »

I said may, I did not assume.

There are only certain, very specific criteria for claiming IS so to suggest that this may be possible is pointless. The OP has given no indication that s/he is a lone parent or sick; IS is not the generally available benefit that you seem to think!

sniggings

Dunroamin wrote: »

There are only certain, very specific criteria for claiming IS so to suggest that this may be possible is pointless. The OP has given no indication that s/he is a lone parent or sick; IS is not the generally available benefit that you seem to think!

You don't know what I think.

He may be entitled to it or not, if not I'm sure he will not get it.

At least he now knows he could be entitled to it, if he didn't know before.

He may be from Mars so not entitled to anything we don't know.

benefitbaby

illumintai wrote: »

Hi,

I understand generally its not allowed for full time students to claim JSA, for obvious reasons. But I intent to study a full time but evening run course specifically to get a day job.

In this case I feel I have a reasonable case to get JSA.

Can you tell me how I can go about claiming it ?

Please advise.

Thanks.

Hi illumintai,
Most f/t students cannot qualify for means-tested benefits unless they fit into one of the exeptional areas e.g. disability, lone parent, or couple who are parents and both students. Sadly there is no flexibility for common sense in social security law.

If you are studying a higher course like a degree then student finance is open to you. Regardless of whether you are a further or higher student you ought to talk to student services as they will be able to help.

However you do not mention your age and this may impact entitlement for example someone aged 17 who is estranged from their parents could claim means-tested benefits whilst studying f/t.

Also if you live on your own (or with other students) then you should qualify for council tax exemption as a f/t student.

PippaGirl_2

Don't forget to declare your course on your JSA application.

Dunroamin

sniggings wrote: »

You don't know what I think.

He may be entitled to it or not, if not I'm sure he will not get it.

At least he now knows he could be entitled to it, if he didn't know before.

He may be from Mars so not entitled to anything we don't know.

You posted earlier that you personally might be able to claim IS if you only worked 16 hours per week so I know that you have little idea of the eligibility for this benefit.

You seem to think that it's some kind of universal top up benefit that comes into play when someone is on a low income, which it is not. Normally only lone parents or someone with a disability is eligible to claim IS so it's totally pointless telling someone that they "may" be eligible for it.

You could as well say that the OP "might " be eligible for the Widowed Parents Allowance or a War Pension!

sniggings

Dunroamin wrote: »

You posted earlier that you personally might be able to claim IS if you only worked 16 hours per week so I know that you have little idea of the eligibility for this benefit.

You seem to think that it's some kind of universal top up benefit that comes into play when someone is on a low income, which it is not. Normally only lone parents or someone with a disability is eligible to claim IS so it's totally pointless telling someone that they "may" be eligible for it.

You could as well say that the OP "might " be eligible for the Widowed Parents Allowance or a War Pension!

He may be able to get income support.