Jsa (first payment nightmare)!

scootw1

The government says the minimum amount to live on is £73.10 a week. So in this case wouldn't they be breaking their own rules (and maybe the law) by forcing a person to live on the 73.10 for a fortnight?

MsBlonde

Think yourself lucky, It took me a whole month to get £58 from them once. They gave me no other help.

Confuseddot

scootw1 wrote: »

The government says the minimum amount to live on is £73.10 a week. So in this case wouldn't they be breaking their own rules (and maybe the law) by forcing a person to live on the 73.10 for a fortnight?

When people are sanctioned they are on less that and younger people are on fifty odd a week.

I think the minimum amount line is a bit of misnomer.

p00hsticks

scootw1 wrote: »

The government says the minimum amount to live on is £73.10 a week.

sorry, but I don't believe the government have ever said any such thing.

£73.10 is just the figure they've decided to pay someone over 25 who is looking for work and signing on. If you were aged between 18 and 24 you'd only get £57.90. If you didn't sign on you'd get nothing.

p00hsticks

mattcanary wrote: »

Since when has he gone there with a !!!!!! attitude?

From the original post...

apprentice2012 wrote: »

I phoned the processing centre this morning who kindly informed that my first payment would be for £73.10 --- i was like !!!!!! i asked if i was expected to live on this for 2 weeks ( next sign on is 22/09/2015 payday 3days later) he said yes!!!!

scootw1

p00hsticks wrote: »

sorry, but I don't believe the government have ever said any such thing.

£73.10 is just the figure they've decided to pay someone over 25 who is looking for work and signing on. If you were aged between 18 and 24 you'd only get £57.90. If you didn't sign on you'd get nothing.

Look here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/minimum-amount-the-law-defines-a-person-needs-to-live-on

Freedom of information request got an answer back from dwp.

apprentice2012

Thx all for your advice ive more or less given up to be honest no one is helping and yes i have served my time and am trying to become a decent member of society again but hey im just a young lad and im struggling really bad im getting no where with help with money im now out of cash and i got prescriptions for diazepam etc i just want to end it all, i got a phone number for local assistance scheme norfolk, who apparantly give something similar to a crisis loan -- waiting for their call back i hope they do xx thx all