redundancy and contribution based jsa

Humble

It is likely I am to be made redundant 1 year from statutory retirement age. I will be able to access a small private pension of around 6900 a year. Will I be able to claim contribution based jsa thanks

TadleyBaggie

Yes for 26 weeks. Income and/or savings are not taken into consideration when the claim is made.

LittleVoice

TadleyBaggie wrote: »

Yes for 26 weeks. Income and/or savings are not taken into consideration when the claim is made.

However I think you will find pension receipts are.


And, of course, the person has to be actively seeking other work and would hopefully find it in less than 26 weeks.


To add in relation to the OP: The OP's private pension is at a rate more than the weekly contribution-based JSA amount and therefore no JSA would be payable.

TadleyBaggie

LittleVoice wrote: »

However I think you will find pension receipts are.

Interesting, I wasn't aware that they made a distinction between income sources,

Alice_Holt

No, I am afraid not.

The amount of JSA(C) payable is reduced by any amount of occupational pensions or personal pensions over £50 per week, irrespective of a person’s age.

At £6,900 pa your pension exceeds JSa (C) which is £73 pw

Seamonster_2

Sorry to hijack, but can anyone advise whether you can claim contribution-based JSA having received PILON as well as a redundancy payment, whilst still in the PILON "notice period"?

getmore4less

Yes, from the date of termination.

That pilon payment does not count.