JSA/Universal Credits Enquiry

mp1993

I am unemployed, however I have a job lined up which does not start until July. I applied for Universal Credits yesterday, my enquiry is can I receive these benefits from now until I start my job in July or do they require claimants to find any work immediately to receive the benefits?

Your help would be greatly appreciated.

Kind Regards

HappyMJ

mp1993 wrote: »

I am unemployed, however I have a job lined up which does not start until July. I applied for Universal Credits yesterday, my enquiry is can I receive these benefits from now until I start my job in July or do they require claimants to find any work immediately to receive the benefits?

Your help would be greatly appreciated.

Kind Regards

You need to meet the conditionality requirement and that is to actively seek work. If you're not looking for work you get nothing.

You can work for the next 2 months so go out today and get a temporary job starting tomorrow and you can earn yourself some money. Depending on your circumstances you might only need to work for 16 hours a week. If you're single with no children it's 35 hours a week.

Torry_Quine

To receive JSA/UC you need to be searching for jobs, gong to interviews etc. You cannot just get money until the job starts. Things happen and the job may not materialise or you may find something better

Mersey_2

Yes, you can - as long as you satisfy the conditions in your Claimant Commitment (usually detailing your job searches and so on).


UC is paid in arrears and takes 5 - 6 weeks for payment to be received.


After your first signing, you'll then sign fortnightly, so you may only have 2 signings before your last one. You don't 'sign off' UC in the same way you did JSA but your last signing is allowed to be 13 days or less prior to your start date of your new job in July and you'll be paid up until the day before, as well as receiving NI credits.


Good luck.

red_devil

expect to chase payments though its a nightmare.