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Which type of JSA
benjus
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Hi all
Never having claimed JSA myself I'm a bit confused by all this. I'm going through some paperwork for my wife, who claimed JSA for a few weeks a couple of times after being made redundant (twice) several years ago. We need to know if it was contribution based or income based JSA. I think it was contribution based (she had been working in the UK for about two years by the first redundancy). The only documentation I can find is the P45 Part 1A Jobseekers Allowance Claim, giving details of the claim and the amount paid etc.
How can I confirm that it was contribution-based JSA?
Never having claimed JSA myself I'm a bit confused by all this. I'm going through some paperwork for my wife, who claimed JSA for a few weeks a couple of times after being made redundant (twice) several years ago. We need to know if it was contribution based or income based JSA. I think it was contribution based (she had been working in the UK for about two years by the first redundancy). The only documentation I can find is the P45 Part 1A Jobseekers Allowance Claim, giving details of the claim and the amount paid etc.
How can I confirm that it was contribution-based JSA?
Let's settle this like gentlemen: armed with heavy sticks
On a rotating plate, with spikes like Flash Gordon
And you're Peter Duncan; I gave you fair warning
On a rotating plate, with spikes like Flash Gordon
And you're Peter Duncan; I gave you fair warning
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if you were working over 24 hours and/or earning over £110+(?) per week at the time then she would not have qualified for income based so it must have been contributions based0
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Could she not call and ask them to confirm?
What does she need to know for?0 -
If this is for tax then whatever appears on the P45 must be claimed as taxable income.
Normally income based JSA is not subject to any tax but contributions based JSA is. If she was on income based JSA the P45 would have lots of zero's on it.:footie:
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If this is for tax then whatever appears on the P45 must be claimed as taxable income.
Normally income based JSA is not subject to any tax but contributions based JSA is. If she was on income based JSA the P45 would have lots of zero's on it.
Both types of JSA are taxable.
It's ESA that is only taxable when contributions based.0 -
Darksparkle wrote: »Could she not call and ask them to confirm?
What does she need to know for?
She probably could, but it would be easier if there's a way to tell from the forms. She needs to answer the question "have you ever claimed income-based JSA?"Let's settle this like gentlemen: armed with heavy sticks
On a rotating plate, with spikes like Flash Gordon
And you're Peter Duncan; I gave you fair warning0 -
If this is for tax then whatever appears on the P45 must be claimed as taxable income.
Normally income based JSA is not subject to any tax but contributions based JSA is. If she was on income based JSA the P45 would have lots of zero's on it.
It's not for tax.Let's settle this like gentlemen: armed with heavy sticks
On a rotating plate, with spikes like Flash Gordon
And you're Peter Duncan; I gave you fair warning0 -
She probably could, but it would be easier if there's a way to tell from the forms. She needs to answer the question "have you ever claimed income-based JSA?"
The original letters would have told her but I doubt the P45 would as that is for tax purposes.
What is she doing that she needs to answer that question?0 -
Darksparkle wrote: »The original letters would have told her but I doubt the P45 would as that is for tax purposes.
What is she doing that she needs to answer that question?
Page 74 of https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/505032/EEA_PR__03-16.pdfLet's settle this like gentlemen: armed with heavy sticks
On a rotating plate, with spikes like Flash Gordon
And you're Peter Duncan; I gave you fair warning0 -
As Caz3121 says, if you were working it's highly likely that your wife was previously receiving Contribution based JSA. If it was several years ago it's entirely possible that information related to that claim will no longer by on the system and staff would not be able to give an immediate answer.0
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