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Underpaid JSA??

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  • Charlotte17
    Charlotte17 Posts: 302 Forumite
    antrix wrote: »
    its sunderland centre

    Jobcentre Plus - Sunderland
    60-66 John Street
    Sunderland
    SR1 1QT
    Public phone: 0345 604 3719



    0345 are a standard land line number
  • Sncjw
    Sncjw Posts: 3,596 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    Sunderland is that the jcp office as I sign on in South Shields but my letters say I'm under sunderland haha. Least remploy is on,y over the road if you ever go there.
    Mortgage free wannabe 

    Actual mortgage stating amount £75,150

    Overpayment paused to pay off cc 

    Starting balance £66,565.45

    Current balance £55,819

    Cc debt free.

  • Sncjw
    Sncjw Posts: 3,596 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    evrryones financial circumstances is different, I feel sorry for those who struggle now on fornight payment who then go to uc to get paid monthly.
    Mortgage free wannabe 

    Actual mortgage stating amount £75,150

    Overpayment paused to pay off cc 

    Starting balance £66,565.45

    Current balance £55,819

    Cc debt free.

  • Charlotte17
    Charlotte17 Posts: 302 Forumite
    Sncjw wrote: »
    evrryones financial circumstances is different, I feel sorry for those who struggle now on fornight payment who then go to uc to get paid monthly.

    It's not gonna work for me.

    I will have to borrow money constantly to pay bills that will not change pay dates

    The DWP/JC do not care. Not sure my JC are going on the Universal credit yet as no mention of it at all
  • Sncjw
    Sncjw Posts: 3,596 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    You can check which areas are on it on .gov website. Could you not look at ways to reduce the bills?
    Mortgage free wannabe 

    Actual mortgage stating amount £75,150

    Overpayment paused to pay off cc 

    Starting balance £66,565.45

    Current balance £55,819

    Cc debt free.

  • Charlotte17
    Charlotte17 Posts: 302 Forumite
    Sncjw wrote: »
    You can check which areas are on it on .gov website. Could you not look at ways to reduce the bills?

    Nah we aren't on it - yet
    https://www.gov.uk/jobcentres-where-you-can-claim-universal-credit

    No way to reduce anything unless I got a job.
  • antrix
    antrix Posts: 20 Forumite
    Sorry nodded off yeah its St' Johns street, and that number comes up as disconnected ;)
  • Charlotte17
    Charlotte17 Posts: 302 Forumite
    antrix wrote: »
    Sorry nodded off yeah its St' Johns street, and that number comes up as disconnected ;)

    No it is not, I just called it!
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