New to Uk - getting into the system / JSA?

longtimelurkersam

my GF has moved to UK from an EU country with a view to taking up paid employment once a suitable role is found.

I know she needs an NI number and am aware how to get that on its own. Someone told me she could claim JSA but I am not sure if this is true as she won't have paid any NIC's as never lived or worked here.

If she can claim JSA then I know she can get the NI number as part of that process.

Any ideas on whether it is worth a JSA claim or if it will just be thrown out? If not I will just go down the simple NI number request.

Thanks

clemmatis

An EU citizen can't simply claim JSA without having worked here.

RAS

She will need to pass the habitual resuidency test.
Read this thread but ignore a lot of it.https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4369861

Dunroamin

Will she be living with you and are you working?

longtimelurkersam

clemmatis wrote: »

An EU citizen can't simply claim JSA without having worked here.

Thanks this is what I thought, she's been on the phone with JSA people who havent explained this to her.

So simply put she can just apply for an NI number and nothing else.

longtimelurkersam

Dunroamin wrote: »

Will she be living with you and are you working?

She will be working yes, she will only be living with me if she gets work in this part of the country otherwise she will live elsewhere as not possible to commute from here.

Yes I work.

Big_is_beautiful

I take it that you will be supporting her while she is looking for work, she can't expect to be given any benefits that she hasn't been paying in for.
There is a very hight rate of unemployment in the Country as you are aware, it would not seem the best time to be migrating to another country, when residents can't get work.
Maybe that's the problem.

skintandscared_2

longtimelurkersam wrote: »

She will be working yes, she will only be living with me if she gets work in this part of the country otherwise she will live elsewhere as not possible to commute from here.

Yes I work.

Why would your girlfriend come to this country and NOT live with you? Isn't the reason for her coming here to be with you?

longtimelurkersam

Big_is_beautiful wrote: »

I take it that you will be supporting her while she is here, are you working yourself?

Yep of course I am happy to support her and yes I work myself, I just need her in the NI system and IF there is anything she can claim (I suspect not) then to go down that path as well.

longtimelurkersam

skintandscared wrote: »

Why would your girlfriend come to this country and NOT live with you? Isn't the reason for her coming here to be with you?

Yes it is part of the reason she has come to the UK, but the UK employment opportunties for her career far outweigh those in her home country. Unfortunately my location for my work is not as good as London is for her so this is why we may not live together. BUT we at least be in the same country which is a start.

longtimelurkersam

Big_is_beautiful wrote: »

I take it that you will be supporting her while she is looking for work, she can't expect to be given any benefits that she hasn't been paying in for.
There is a very hight rate of unemployment in the Country as you are aware, it would not seem the best time to be migrating to another country, when residents can't get work.
Maybe that's the problem.

She has a very distinct set of skills which are in demand so getting work shouldn't be a problem and absolute worst case she doesn't work and I support her.