JSA - Forgot to inform of 1 weeks work

urchindujour

Hi All, I wondered if somebody might be able to help me. Last year at the end of March I took voluntary redundancy. I lived off this until I started looking for a job in early August '13 when I signed on.

At the end of August, I did 1 weeks bar work for a friend. I then forgot to mention this fact when I next signed on (I really did forget due to stresses at the time with money/looking for job and relocation). A couple of weeks later I landed a new job and moved to a new city.

Now, after working for the last 6 months, I realised that I have been over charged on tax and should be due a rebate (due to the fact I was not working for 6 months). I have obtained my P45 from the JC and have details of the job at the bar. Then I realised I hadn't declared that 1 weeks work.

What can I do? I want to inform HRMC of the error and would like to pay back the JSA claimed I should not have been paid but I'm worried that I could be prosecuted.

Does anybody know what the best course of action would be?

Thanks

sammyjammy

You won't be prosecuted. If you want to repay the money then write them a letter with all the necessary details asking them to let you of any overpayment. Make sure you keep copies of all paperwork.