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OH refused JSA

I have been getting JSA since October. I also get housing benefit and help towards council tax.


OH wasn't living with me but has recently moved back. He is not working and we filled in the forms to add him to my claim on 3rd Feb. On 19th Feb he saw an adviser at the Job Centre and then on 24th Feb we received a letter saying he was eligible for JSA and had been added to my claim and that we would get our joint payment on 8th March.


Today he has received a letter saying he is not entitled to anything because he does not have the necessary NI contributions.


So my questions are, firstly why was he told 3 days ago he was entitled and secondly why is he not entitled based on income? Quite how 2 of us are meant to manage on £71 a week when some of it has to pay our rent as the housing benefit is so low I don't know
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  • paulineb_2
    paulineb_2 Posts: 6,489 Forumite
    I have been getting JSA since October. I also get housing benefit and help towards council tax.


    OH wasn't living with me but has recently moved back. He is not working and we filled in the forms to add him to my claim on 3rd Feb. On 19th Feb he saw an adviser at the Job Centre and then on 24th Feb we received a letter saying he was eligible for JSA and had been added to my claim and that we would get our joint payment on 8th March.


    Today he has received a letter saying he is not entitled to anything because he does not have the necessary NI contributions.


    So my questions are, firstly why was he told 3 days ago he was entitled and secondly why is he not entitled based on income? Quite how 2 of us are meant to manage on £71 a week when some of it has to pay our rent as the housing benefit is so low I don't know

    Is that not possibly a standard letter thats sent out to say he wont get contribution based JSA but he will get income based?

    Id phone them rather than spend time asking on here, get him to call them.
  • RichardD1970
    RichardD1970 Posts: 3,796 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    edited 27 February 2014 at 3:27PM
    Sypical wrote: »
    paulineb wrote: »
    Is that not possibly a standard letter thats sent out to say he wont get contribution based JSA, but he will get income based?

    Id phone them rather than spend time asking on here, get him to call them.[/QUOTE/]
    PaulineB you are so illiterate :eek: what was your degree's in again?

    Is that possibly just a standard letter that is sent out to say he won't get contribution based JSA, but will receive income based instead?

    I'd phone them rather than spending time asking on here. Get him to call them instead.

    At least she knows how to use the "Quote" function. :rotfl: and your's is hardly 100% correct.
  • paulineb_2
    paulineb_2 Posts: 6,489 Forumite
    Perhaps stalker boy should go back and have a look at some of their own posts before judging mine.

    Bless.

    Sorry OP that your thread has been derailed with someone who seems to think he should be on university challenge.
  • paulineb_2
    paulineb_2 Posts: 6,489 Forumite
    I appear to have an unhinged stalker following me around the boards, obviously what passes for entertainment in their world.

    The mods/admin just removed all of their threads and posts and two minutes later they are back.

    Seriously, get a life. You really are unhinged and it's not just me who shares that view.
  • paulineb_2
    paulineb_2 Posts: 6,489 Forumite
    Anyway OP. I hope you get the matter resolved. As these boards seem to have been taken over by someone who has just had all their threads removed and has been PPRd but is back with a username almost identical to mine, I'm logging off and leaving them to their childish games.
  • melysion
    melysion Posts: 801 Forumite
    Pauline.B wrote: »
    You can't get rid of someone who uses a proxy server :p see really intelligent! I was accused of being a troll sis, so I may as well become an actual troll to teach you all a lesson in what a troll actually is :)

    Or we could just ignore you and get on with our lives.

    Oh dear. :rotfl:
  • paulineb_2
    paulineb_2 Posts: 6,489 Forumite
    Im actually aware anyone can make a new user name, this forum dont IP ban people as far as I know.

    Yes, you can troll all you like, you were trolling before and you are still trolling now?

    Nothing has changed except your username.
  • paulineb_2
    paulineb_2 Posts: 6,489 Forumite
    melysion wrote: »
    Or we could just ignore you and get on with our lives.

    Oh dear. :rotfl:

    Quite, lets plan the barbeque for this evening.

    Do you like worcester sauce flavoured popcorn? It's my favourite.
  • AP007
    AP007 Posts: 7,109 Forumite
    Pauline.B wrote: »
    You can't get rid of someone who uses a proxy server :p see really intelligent! I was accused of being a troll sis, so I may as well become an actual troll to teach you all a lesson in what a troll actually is :)
    Sypical you are insane!!
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  • melysion
    melysion Posts: 801 Forumite
    AP007 wrote: »
    Sypical you are insane!!

    And banned. Phew
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