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Confused about my situation
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You need to have been in employment for at least 26 weeks of the qualifying period for NI Credits to be counted in a claim for JSA. NI Credits on their own don't qualify you, whether you've got them from claiming CA or JSA.0
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missbiggles1 wrote: »You need to have been in employment for at least 26 weeks of the qualifying period for NI Credits to be counted in a claim for JSA. NI Credits on their own don't qualify you, whether you've got them from claiming CA or JSA.
Can you provide a link to confirm? That's not what entitledto says either:
You qualify for contributory JSA if you have made the following level of National Insurance Contributions:
- in one of the previous two tax years, have paid Class 1 (or special Class 2) contributions to the value of 26 times the lower earnings limit; and
- in each of the two previous complete tax years, have paid or been credited with, Class 1 (or special class 2) contributions to the value of 50 times the lower earnings limit.
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will treat any credits that are earned as a carer as actual National Insurance payments.
It's the last bit that makes me think it's possible plus on another forum it says it qualifies.0 -
Darksparkle wrote: »Can you provide a link to confirm? That's not what entitledto says either:
You qualify for contributory JSA if you have made the following level of National Insurance Contributions:
- in one of the previous two tax years, have paid Class 1 (or special Class 2) contributions to the value of 26 times the lower earnings limit; and
- in each of the two previous complete tax years, have paid or been credited with, Class 1 (or special class 2) contributions to the value of 50 times the lower earnings limit.
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will treat any credits that are earned as a carer as actual National Insurance payments.
It's the last bit that makes me think it's possible plus on another forum it says it qualifies.
Your own link is saying exactly the same as I am!0 -
missbiggles1 wrote: »Your own link is saying exactly the same as I am!
It doesn't say you need to be employed for 26 weeks, its says you have to have paid 26 times LEL then says carers NI credits are automatically treated as NI payments.0
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