Household income is at £25,000. Would i be refused for Income Based JSA?

Atos

Hi there, i'm planning on claiming JSA in the next few weeks but i have to say i'm slightly concerned if i'll be eligible for JSA.

I'm a 26 year old single male and recently finished at University. I've not made enough NI contributions to be eligible for contribution based JSA, so it's the income based JSA i will have to look to claim.

My question would be: does my household income affect my chances of being accepted? My Dad earns around £15000 per year, whilst my brother earns £11000 per year. Is this something which could affect my chances?

Any help would be greatly appreciated

pmlindyloo

Atos wrote: »

Hi there, i'm planning on claiming JSA in the next few weeks but i have to say i'm slightly concerned if i'll be eligible for JSA.

I'm a 26 year old single male and recently finished at University. I've not made enough NI contributions to be eligible for contribution based JSA, so it's the income based JSA i will have to look to claim.

My question would be: does my household income affect my chances of being accepted? My Dad earns around £15000 per year, whilst my brother earns £11000 per year. Is this something which could affect my chances?

Any help would be greatly appreciated

It is only your income and savings that are taken into account.

Firetastic

It's only if you are in a couple that household income is taken into account.

Atos

pmlindyloo wrote: »

It is only your income and savings that are taken into account.

Hi there, thanks so much for your response.

Are you sure it is only my income? As you can see from this link, it does state household income is taken into account https://www.gov.uk/jobseekers-allowance/eligibility

'Your household income can affect how much income-based JSA you get. Income includes money from pensions, earnings and savings (if you have more than £6,000). Pensions and earnings can affect the amount of contribution-based JSA you get.'

Also from the searches i have made on google, there seem to be a few cases in where if the claimants partner is in full time work and earning more than 20k. They are often refused.

Argh this is all quite perplexing. I guess i will only find out once i apply.

dippy3103

Household means people that are dependant upon you in this instance.

rogerblack

Atos wrote: »

Also from the searches i have made on google, there seem to be a few cases in where if the claimants partner is in full time work and earning more than 20k. They are often refused.

Argh this is all quite perplexing. I guess i will only find out once i apply.

You are not however 'living together as man and wife' with your father or brother, as the law states.
A household means any partners you may have in this case.

Atos

Firetastic wrote: »

It's only if you are in a couple that household income is taken into account.

Thanks a lot. That answers my question from my previous post.

Firetastic

Atos wrote: »

Thanks a lot. That answers my question from my previous post.

You're welcome.