sons got the sack! can he claim any benefits

mrs_baggins

its his own fault but that doesnt make it easier especially on me as I am now paying all his bills. He has a flat as I couldnt cope with him at home and I am now paying all his rent, council tax, elec etc and its breaking me. I thought somewhere that he couldnt claim for 6 weeks or so. Is this still the case? I have to push him on everything and I know he's been to the job centre but he doesnt always tell me what goes on. any help would be appreciated

lynzpower

he should be entitled to housing benefit and council tax benefit.

I dont know if hes entitled to JSA as he was sacked.

I suggest simply stopping paying these things and him sorting himself out. he'll never learn while you are bailing him out- I never did while my parents bailed me out time and again.

liney

I thought you only had to wait to sign on if you left of your own accord. Are you sure he was sacked, and he hasnt walked out.

Stop paying his bills. You arent doing him any favors long term.

LittleVoice

I believe entitlement to JSA may depend on why he was "sacked". If it was for misconduct (ie his own fault), I suspect he will not be able to claim JSA immediately. The DWP will check with his former employer.

Coveredinbees!!!!

If you get sacked for misconduct or leave off your own back you don't get JSA for 6 months*. I was in this situation a few years back when I left my job. Luckily I got a job which unfortunately I couldn't do (long boring story) but as they sacked me I could then get JSA.


*Situation might have changed go to the job center they will tell you if you can claim anyway

Elsiesgirl

He needs to get in to the Jobcentre pronto and make a claim for benefits. A decision will be made in due course about whether he should have his benefits disallowed or not, in the meantime they should pay him. By the time the decision is made hopefully he will have another job. Yhe 6 week rule went out years ago and now is up to 6 months but he should still claim straight away on the off chance his benefit will be allowed. Even if he's disallowed he may get a reduced amount. Get him to ring up straight away, and don't pay his bills.

mrs_baggins

thanks all. I know I shouldnt pay his bills and I know it doesnt help him but if I dont pay some of them he will just get into the ccj loop and thats not going to help either. will get him to sort tax benefits at the very least

Savvy_Sue

mrs_baggins wrote: »

thanks all. I know I shouldnt pay his bills and I know it doesnt help him but if I dont pay some of them he will just get into the ccj loop and thats not going to help either.

It might help him learn ... and you say it's breaking you, which doesn't help either. Also if he spends any length of time on benefits I believe - don't quote me on this - that if you're paying his bills he's supposed to declare that as it's income, and then his benefits are reduced, so he's in an even worse position!

ukdickie31

He needs to get in to the Jobcentre pronto and make a claim for benefits. A decision will be made in due course about whether he should have his benefits disallowed or not, in the meantime they should pay him. By the time the decision is made hopefully he will have another job. Yhe 6 week rule went out years ago and now is up to 6 months but he should still claim straight away on the off chance his benefit will be allowed. Even if he's disallowed he may get a reduced amount. Get him to ring up straight away, and don't pay his bills.


Spot on ! Exactly right.

Get that claim in pronto !

peter999

mrs_baggins wrote: »

...as I am now paying all his bills....and I am now paying all his rent, council tax, elec etc and its breaking me.
...but he doesnt always tell me what goes on. any help would be appreciated

Let him take responsibility & sort things out himself.

The longer you cover for him, the longer it will continue.

peter999

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mrs_baggins wrote: »

its his own fault but that doesnt make it easier especially on me as I am now paying all his bills. He has a flat as I couldnt cope with him at home and I am now paying all his rent, council tax, elec etc and its breaking me. I thought somewhere that he couldnt claim for 6 weeks or so. Is this still the case? I have to push him on everything and I know he's been to the job centre but he doesnt always tell me what goes on. any help would be appreciated

I really really do feel for you, having been in exactly this situation myself, with a diabetic son, so could not make him stand on his own two feet (emotional blackmail, didn't look after his diet, forced to give him money for housekeeping or buy it for him etc)

If he's hale and hearty, harden your heart. It is the ONLY way he will learn. Best of luck, thinking of you.