I am part of a joint claim-what happens if I get a 16 hour job?

charlibombarli

Hi just wondering if anyone could help me out. I am currently signing on as part of a joint claim for my partner and myself.
I know I should be looking for jobs for 24 hours and over but after searching for 8 months I have been applying for near enough anything.

Today I got an email offering a job interview on Wednesday but the job is for 16 hours.
What would happen if I got it? Would I just have to such up a loss? Keep on job searching for the extra hours?

I wouldn't mind working for a slight loss as it's worth it for the experience and prospects.

Whenever I try entitledto I just tie myself up in knots and don't really trust it. Has anyone been in this situation or have any knowledge?

Thanks a lot,
Charlotte

charlibombarli

I just did the entitledto calculated and will be worse off by £9.70 a week if I get the 16 hour job.

Quite a lot of money per month. Luckily I could walk there so no extra costs.

I couldn't check how much better off we would be if I got a 24 hours p/w job because I did it wrong the first time and you are only allowed to check twice on one day-frustrating!

Pleaseadvise

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charlibombarli

How strange!

My above post says I checked the entitledto checker and if I work 16 p/w I will be minus £9.70 a week. Monthly this is quite a big chunk.

pmlindyloo

charlibombarli wrote: »

How strange!

My above post says I checked the entitledto checker and if I work 16 p/w I will be minus £9.70 a week. Monthly this is quite a big chunk.

How much are you getting on JSA and how much will you be earning?

Does you OP have a claim for contribution based JSA as part of the joint claim (ie was he working for 2/3 years full time before his claim for JSA) and when did the joint claim begin?

charlibombarli

We get £225 every two weeks on jsa and have 2 small children. No he wasn't working, he had a series of breaks all in one arm which he is currently waitin on having an operation to rebreak and straighten. As a roofer he doesn't feel safe on a roof.

The job is just min wage, I haven't been offered it yet but if I did now I'm worrying I would be £40 odd a month down which is a lot of money. If it was for 24 hours or I could find another job for 8 hours we would be £69 a week better off