Job seekers allowance not entitled help please

julian1968

Hello

My girlfriend has come to live with me in the UK. I am a British national she is Chilean with Spanish nationality and passport.

She has made a claim for Job seekers allowance and as part of this claim an application for an NI number.

4 weeks after making this claim, and much messing around she is now told that she cannot claim JSA as she needs to be in the country for 3 months first. This doesnt seem right to me.

Can anyone advise please?

Thanks

i_want_to_believe

Doesn't seem right to me either, three months is a ridiculous length of time, should be 3 years.

Caz3121

There are 2 types of JSA
contribution based - she will not qualify as will not have made the NI contributions
income based - which is based on your household circumstances. If you work she won't qualify and if you don't work are you trying to change your JSA claim to a joint one?

julian1968

i_want_to_believe wrote: »

Doesn't seem right to me either, three months is a ridiculous length of time, should be 3 years.

Thanks for that constructive piece of help... Im sorry to have dragged you away from Jeremy Kyle !!

julian1968

Caz3121 wrote: »

There are 2 types of JSA
contribution based - she will not qualify as will not have made the NI contributions
income based - which is based on your household circumstances. If you work she won't qualify and if you don't work are you trying to change your JSA claim to a joint one?

Thats fine Caz, thanks for the help.

thorsoak

Julian - just where do you think that the money you think ought to be paid to your partner should come from? What will she be contributing to the country? How much have you contributed in tax/ni contributions?

pmlindyloo

This is from Shelter's website and explains the 3 months rule (doesn't apply if you are working)

What are my rights when I first arrive?

All EEA/EU nationals have an automatic right to live in the UK for three months after their arrival.

If you are not working during these three months, you will not be eligible to:

• apply to go on the council's waiting list for social housing
• get help from the council if you become homeless
• claim social security benefits.

But also agree that the girlfriend would not be entitled, even without the 3 months' rule, if the OP is working.

Dunroamin

First line, first post.


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dodger1

i_want_to_believe wrote: »

Doesn't seem right to me either, three months is a ridiculous length of time, should be 3 years.

Immigrants should not be allowed benefits until they have been paying tax for a minimum of five years. Sorry but immigrants should never get more out of the system then the amount they have put in. We've already got enough of our own doing that.

sulkisu

julian1968 wrote: »

Hello

My girlfriend has come to live with me in the UK. I am a British national she is Chilean with Spanish nationality and passport.

She has made a claim for Job seekers allowance and as part of this claim an application for an NI number.

4 weeks after making this claim, and much messing around she is now told that she cannot claim JSA as she needs to be in the country for 3 months first. This doesnt seem right to me.

Can anyone advise please?

Thanks

She registers with every single job agency that is available, and prepares to take any job going e.g. care work, cleaning, fast food etc. Assuming she is fluent in English, bing bi-lingual will work to her advantage.
I think other posters were irritated by your post because it sounds as if her first stop on arrival was the benefits agency and not the jobcentre.
Many Christmas temporary posts are currently being advertised, (Royal Mail, Boots, Selfridges, Debenhams) if that helps.

skintandscared_2

julian1968 wrote: »

4 weeks after making this claim, and much messing around she is now told that she cannot claim JSA as she needs to be in the country for 3 months first. This doesnt seem right to me.

Why isn't that right? Am I supposed to subsidise your choice to ship your girlfriend over to the UK? You brought her over - you subsidise her.