Any benefits i could get?

FireMS

Basically planning to get a part time job would be working 16 hours a week wanted to know if i could get any benefits?

jacques_chirac

If you work under 16 hours you may sign for JSA. However anything over £5 would be deducted from your entitlement, so you may not receive any payment.

rogerblack

You can't get JSA if you're working 16 hours a week.
You are unlikely to get any help with housing costs if you're living at home.

FireMS

Just phoned the boss and he said i would be working for 12 hours a week so thats 3 days a week/4 hours a day
Im sure i can get JSA with that amount of hours...

jacques_chirac

FireMS wrote: »

Just phoned the boss and he said i would be working for 12 hours a week so thats 3 days a week/4 hours a day
Im sure i can get JSA with that amount of hours...

If you are sure, why are you asking?

How much will you be earning?

FireMS

From my point of view and from what i've read on the internet i said im sure.
I would get £120 a week also i wouldn't be paying any taxes would i?

jacques_chirac

FireMS wrote: »

From my point of view and from what i've read on the internet i said im sure.
I would get £120 a week also i wouldn't be paying any taxes would i?

If you have an income of £120 a week you will not qualify for JSA.

FireMS

jacques_chirac wrote: »

If you have an income of £120 a week you will not qualify for JSA.

What do you need to get so you can get JSA then?

jacques_chirac

FireMS wrote: »

What do you need to get so you can get JSA then?

Less than £62 a week, and then anything you earn leads to a deduction from your benefit (as explained above).

Dovah_diva

Sorry to hijack the thread, but I want some benefits. I earn £28k a year, but have to pay full rent and CT out of that. Travel costs £90 a month!!! Plus, I like, NEED new handbags every month and like eating out and make up. Also, I have two dogs to support. Can I like, get the equivalent of child benefit for dogs (doggy benefit?). Failing that, will the Government pay for my Cineworld card? It costs me £15 a month.

Thanks!

FireMS

So what if i work only one day a week and get £40 and i get £113.60 every two weeks from JSA so in total ill be getting £73.60 every two weeks or £33.60?