JSA claim refused, where can i go for help?

Marshmallow82

elbow27 wrote: »

topaztiger1983 - thats my annual rent!!

Do you mind me asking if you live in London? There was someone on here once who earned £30k who was able to get housing benefit because of the area of London. Have a look at one of the online calculators

MacMickster

You claim to be an intelligent chap so are you really surprised by the reaction to your post? Taking home around £2500 per month you would like the taxpayer to support your wife rather than you. Many of those same taxpayers earning far less than you both struggle and manage to keep their family without others having to donate some of their pay to assist them.

Out of interest, how were you managing to get by financially when your wife was at uni? How were you planning to get by if she had stayed on to do her final year?

You have already received the answer to your question. You won't get any means tested benefits, nor contribution based if your wife has not made sufficient contributions.

In addition you have received additional good advice re budgeting, or your wife getting a paying job. You don't seem to like this advice.

Your wife's current choice of volunteering, hoping to get her ideal job, is one open only to those with sufficient means to get by. If your outgoings as a family are too high for this then you have to either cut your outgoings or increase your income. Either you are your wife could get a part-time job.

For an intelligent and driven chap like you this really shouldn't be too hard to get your head around.

Wozzie

£40k a year is tight? lol

Jesus, never ever ever getting married. lol

Torry_Quine

elbow27 wrote: »

topaztiger1983 - thats my annual rent!!

here's a suggestions for all you people earning less than me, go get some qualifications, study at night after work, go to uni, local college, on-line learning, classes at the weekend, there's so much available nowadays. Ask for more responsibility at work, tell your boss you're looking to move up the ladder and see if he/she will support you. Then you can look for a position that takes you up the ladder and into the next earnings level. in 2/3 years you will be earning more than me, and believe me, if you apply yourself, you will be successful and not have to budget so hard to feed 3 kids on a paltry amount. Makes me wonder if you are eating properly at all, are you getting your vegetables and minerals? Are your kids getting proper nutrition? Are you? Its all very well budgeting, but why when you can go out there and realise your potential with a bit of hard work. Or are you like most people, in a safe job for the last 15 yrs, the CV covered in dust. God help you if you get made redundant

If it's so easy then tell your wife!!

marliepanda

Torry_Quine wrote: »

If it's so easy then tell your wife!!

Oh no his wifes profession values volunteering over qualifications.

So I only assume (as they knew this was the case) she has been volunteering during those nights and weekends where we should all be doing evening classes.

So why has she not got a job when she will have obviously been volunteering whilst studying...

Or are you and your wife not practising what you preach?

xylophone

here's a suggestions for all you people earning less than me, go get some qualifications, study at night after work, go to uni,

And finish the degree?:) ( Or do you mean that your wife qualified after only two years?)

sazaccount

elbow27 wrote: »

topaztiger1983 - thats my annual rent!!

here's a suggestions for all you people earning less than me, go get some qualifications, study at night after work, go to uni, local college, on-line learning, classes at the weekend, there's so much available nowadays. Ask for more responsibility at work, tell your boss you're looking to move up the ladder and see if he/she will support you. Then you can look for a position that takes you up the ladder and into the next earnings level. in 2/3 years you will be earning more than me, and believe me, if you apply yourself, you will be successful and not have to budget so hard to feed 3 kids on a paltry amount. Makes me wonder if you are eating properly at all, are you getting your vegetables and minerals? Are your kids getting proper nutrition? Are you? Its all very well budgeting, but why when you can go out there and realise your potential with a bit of hard work. Or are you like most people, in a safe job for the last 15 yrs, the CV covered in dust. God help you if you get made redundant

Seriously!!! :eek: I hope you never get made redundant so maybe then you would have to take off the rose tinted glasses!
I have a under grad and a MSc as well as a couple of courses similar to part NVQ's however I'm still only in a £12.5K a year, I don't have a partner or children, there are no jobs at the mo in my area and even the ones I've applied for they still only pay £18K but when factoring in extortionate rents in there locations its not worth it!

SNOOP

You earn 40 grand and you want benefits for your girlfriend??
Am I reading that right? Dont mean to be judgmental.....but that sounds a bit unusual... Im no expert but if I understand correctly I cant see your wife getting benefits.

SNOOP

I DID read it right - unbelievable - you wont get any help and you dont deserve any - the average wage in UK is about 26.5k You earn considerably more than that. I cant believe someone on 40 grand would take the time to come to a forum to ask for financial help. Are you kidding me? What a cheek. Now Ive re-read it I AM being judgmental. pffff.

Nada666

SNOOP wrote: »

I DID read it right - unbelievable - you wont get any help and you dont deserve any - the average wage in UK is about 26.5k You earn considerably more than that. I cant believe someone on 40 grand would take the time to come to a forum to ask for financial help. Are you kidding me? What a cheek. Now Ive re-read it I AM being judgmental. pffff.

True - except there are plenty of unemployed 'stressed' couples with multiple children (some of whom are 'different' and who 'need' extra living expenses) who receive net incomes far higher than a £40K gross salary yields.

It may be laughable the OP wants lunch money for his girlfriend but that is no more obscene than some of the handouts that are actually given away.