turned down for In come Support

poat

Hi,I have for most of my adult l ife looked after my disabled father.I receive carers & my father relies on his pension & DLA both care & mobility higher.2 years ago I took on a very small paert time job working 9 hours a week on minimum wage.As the wage was so low there was no NIC or tax.Found out today job going so went to job centre & told as paid no NIC NOT entitled to JSA.Also advised as my father now lives in my house his pension income takes me over the income threshold for JSA & IS.Was told job centre could not help & basically to find another job!!!I am NOT & never have been a benifits scrounger but though I could get a small benefit to tiide me over but no.no .no.My fathers pension goes on some of the household expenditure,but shortly I will have nothing for me,with my job I got about £55 a week not a lot but it gave me credence & also made me feel worthwhile.Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.Thanks in advance

cockaleekee

They are wrong - assuming you do not have savings over £16,000, you should be eligible for income support to top up your carers allowance. You can apply over the phone.

rogerblack

poat wrote: »

Also advised as my father now lives in my house his pension income takes me over the income threshold for JSA & IS.

Make a complaint about this.
This can be true in some circumstances - if your father was instead a partner.

It is not possible at the moment for your fathers capital or income to affect your claim for JSA or IS.

poat

Thank you both, have asked them to look again,it appears they thought I said my father was my partner!!!

Horseunderwater

poat wrote: »

Thank you both, have asked them to look again,it appears they thought I said my father was my partner!!!

Oh Dear! Same Surnames Eh! Technically at the moment you are 2 separate households living in the same property. So should be treated as such by them.
Will more than likely be different under universal credit as I think it will be total income from all members then. Which I think means partner/parent/children who work.

rogerblack

Horseunderwater wrote: »

Oh Dear! Same Surnames Eh! Technically at the moment you are 2 separate households living in the same property. So should be treated as such by them.
Will more than likely be different under universal credit as I think it will be total income from all members then. Which I think means partner/parent/children who work.

I'm not sure on this matter - as I understand it, the benefit unit is wider than the current definition, but does not include - for example - grown up children of parents. (or parents of grown up children, looked at the other way).