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onedavid

i go to college for 15hrs a week and have been told by jsa that im not entitled to my jsa because i am not available for work.but i signed a form to say that if a job came up that i would take it and leave the course i am on.im still looking for work and applying to vacancies which was in the contract that i signed.now they are saying im not entitled to hardship payments either this does not make sense to me as im doing everything they have asked of me.i dont want to leave the course as it will help towards me getting a job.are there any grants i can apply for while i appeal this ludicrous decision as i have had no money so far for four weeks

Dunroamin

Is your course designated as full or part time? If it's full time then you're ineligible for JSA and will need to find part time work.

brendon

If you are serious about getting a job, you would have left college and be looking for one (signing on if necessary). It seems to me you actually intend to stay at college, but just want extra cash in your pocket. It doesn't work that way -- Job Seeking Allowance is only paid to Job Seekers. And you're not a Job Seeker, you are a student.

When_the_going_gets_tough

Make an appointment with CAB to see if they can help you challenge this decision - the rules around courses are complicated and it is possible that the JSO have made a mistake which you can challenge. Your college may have a student services section which also may be able to help you sort this out. Good luck for trying to better yourself.

GothicStirling

onedavid wrote: »

i go to college for 15hrs a week and have been told by jsa that im not entitled to my jsa because i am not available for work.but i signed a form to say that if a job came up that i would take it and leave the course i am on.im still looking for work and applying to vacancies which was in the contract that i signed.now they are saying im not entitled to hardship payments either this does not make sense to me as im doing everything they have asked of me.i dont want to leave the course as it will help towards me getting a job.are there any grants i can apply for while i appeal this ludicrous decision as i have had no money so far for four weeks

Have you talked to your college about whether they provide hardship grants or loans? They can also advise you about looking into bursaries and grants. I had the same problem at university and my finance department gave me a grant, and I was able to extend my overdraft. Try to stay in college, life on JSA is soul destroying.

theoretica

brendon wrote: »

If you are serious about getting a job, you would have left college and be looking for one (signing on if necessary).

So then people on here could advise you to do a course to improve your employability...

brendon

theoretica wrote: »

So then people on here could advise you to do a course to improve your employability...

Well, I agree that education is very important. The point I was making was that nobody else in college gets JSA, so there's no reason that the OP should get JSA. I've never heard of anybody getting JSA while studying at college.

brendon

Also, have you applied for money from the 16 to 19 bursary fund?

Morlock

brendon wrote: »

Well, I agree that education is very important. The point I was making was that nobody else in college gets JSA, so there's no reason that the OP should get JSA.

How can you be sure that nobody else in the college receives JSA?

If the course is officially part-time, the OP is entitled to receive JSA, and so is anyone else who is unemployed and studying part-time.

brendon

Morlock wrote: »

How can you be sure that nobody else in the college receives JSA?

If the course is officially part-time, the OP is entitled to receive JSA, and so is anyone else who is unemployed and studying part-time.

Well, I assume the OP means he's in college for 15 hours a week. I assume that would be about right for a full time A level student -- 3 courses at 5 hours per week each. I only have 9 hours of lectures per week, but I'm still a full time student.