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New job and JSA
beth222
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I'm about to start a part time job at 15 per week at £7.20 which works out at £435 a month . Now I receive HS and CTB plus £140 JSA per fortnight. My question is will my JSA be reduced or will I be allowed to keep it all thank you.
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Are you still seeking work and spending the required time doing so0
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you will lose all JSA as your income will reduce it £ for £ ( after a small disregard. £5 for a single person rising to £20 for a single parent)
but you will continue to receive NI credits.
housing benefit is based on household income so your entitlement will remain but earnings taken into consideration0 -
Surely I wouldn't lose all of my £140 per fortnight I receive in JSA as that would only give me the £432 and that is paid monthly. I may aswell stay on JSA as I'm not going to be any better off having to go a whole month waiting on a wage.0
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Surely I wouldn't lose all of my £140 per fortnight I receive in JSA as that would only give me the £432 and that is paid monthly. I may aswell stay on JSA as I'm not going to be any better off having to go a whole month waiting on a wage.
JSA is roughly £292 every 4 weeks, which is considerably less than £432.
if you refuse a job offer without good reason, your JSA will be sanctioned0 -
It's £468 per month, £432 every 4 weeks.0
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I still find it a very small wage without the help of the JSA payment as well and that is why I thought if I worked 15 hours I would be entitled to both.0
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OP - JSA is £73.10 per week and Work is £108 per week. You will lose the whole JSA. HB is calculated on your new earnings.
NB - if you are over 25 years.0 -
I understand that and what you're saying but I still think its unfair to remove the whole of the JSA. especially when my wage is the 31st of every month. it means I wouldn't have any money each week until I got paid that wage.0
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In fact a girl I work with is allowed to keep her JSA even though shes working at same place as me and her adviser told her that the wage of £108 per week wouldn't affect her JSA payment as she only 15 hours.0
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Only Universal Credit claimants will keep some of their earnings from being an employee or being self-employed.
JSA claimants cannot.
Check with your JCP if you can voluntarily move to UC. Indeed closing a JSA claim and then claiming UC may also be an option if they refuse. Although usually this wouldn't be advantageous to most claimants - it may be in you case.Please be polite to OPs and remember this is a site for Claimants and Appellants to seek redress against their bank, ex-boss or retailer. If they wanted morality or the view of the IoD or Bank they'd ask them.0
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