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income support

kimboslice
kimboslice Posts: 9 Forumite
in Benefits & tax credits
Can you still claim income support even tho I own my own home. I don't claim housing benefits or reduced council tax. Thanks.

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  • tomtontom
    tomtontom Posts: 7,929 Forumite
    Owning the home you live in will not stop you claiming IS. On what grounds are you claiming?
  • rogerblack
    rogerblack Posts: 9,446 Forumite
    In general, a home you own that you live in is not counted for any means tested benefits.
  • kimboslice
    kimboslice Posts: 9 Forumite
    tomtontom wrote: »
    Owning the home you live in will not stop you claiming IS. On what grounds are you claiming?

    That I'm a single parent with a child at the age of 3, but have just fin work in December after working for 20 yrs +
  • specialboy
    specialboy Posts: 1,436 Forumite
    why cant you claim jsa?
  • sammyjammy
    sammyjammy Posts: 8,147 Forumite
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    specialboy wrote: »
    why cant you claim jsa?

    Perhaps she is not looking for work.

    OP as long as you don't have savings over £16,000 including ISAs, shares etc then you can claim Income Support as you have a child under the age of 5.
    "You've been reading SOS when it's just your clock reading 5:05 "
  • specialboy
    specialboy Posts: 1,436 Forumite
    But the OP is entitled to cont based JSA since she has worked for the last 20 years.
  • nannytone_2
    nannytone_2 Posts: 13,012 Forumite
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    specialboy wrote: »
    But the OP is entitled to cont based JSA since she has worked for the last 20 years.
    only if she is actively seeking work.
    as a lone parent with a child under 5 she does not need to seek work ubless she chooses to
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