jobseekers benifit,how much can we earn?

scooper

hi
my partner is on jobseekers allowance but is being interviewed for disability,i am his partner so i get the same money he gets every 2 weeks

my question is how much am i allowed to earn before it affects our benifits?
also when he is on disability,what will i be entitled to if i havent found a job yet?

real1314

generally on Jobseekers it's £10 for a couple before it's affected.

btw, can you type a bit more quietly?

scooper

thanks for the reply.

i was just using the options available on posting a message,didnt know that larger writing meant i was shouting??!

suelees1

Hi scooper, can you be a bit more precise about his being interviewed for disability as I'm not sure what you mean.

scooper

hi
well he was supposed to be seeing a advisor about this benifit,but we were wrongly informed and now we now have to get the forms through the post and send them back

suelees1

Ok then, if he's incapable of work he shouldn't be signing on but claiming Incapacity Benefit and Income Support. He'll only get IB if he has sufficient National Insurance Contributions. Both these are claimed via the Jobcentre Plus over the phone. Depending on whether he has care and mobility needs he might be entitled to DLA. You have to ask for a claim form for this.

To get back to your earlier question you can only earn £10 pw without it affecting JSA or IS but if there is a disability premium in the calcualtions (either because he has DLA or been on sick for 12 month) then you can earn £20 pw. You should really let the DWP know what you are doing.

As I don't have your details I can't really advise properly but if he gets IB then it's different again. You do really need to get some proper advice

If he gets DLA middle or high rate care then you can claim Carers Allowance for looking after him as long as you are caring for at least 35 hours. It gets taken off your IS but you will get the carers premium included which I think is now £27 pw.