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Can my 18 year old claim jsa.

burtons
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My boy have been on a training course since he was 16 but now he's turned 18 the course have ended so can he claim jsa.

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  • calcotti
    calcotti Posts: 15,696 Forumite
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    Are you in a UC area? https://ucpostcode.entitledto.co.uk/ucdate

    If you are not he can claim JSA

    If you are he cannot claim JSA but can claim UC https://www.gov.uk/universal-credit

    In either case he will be required to look for work in order to be paid benefit.
    Information I post is for England unless otherwise stated. Some rules may be different in other parts of UK.
  • burtons
    burtons Posts: 724 Forumite
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    calcotti wrote: »
    Are you in a UC area? https://ucpostcode.entitledto.co.uk/ucdate

    If you are not he can claim JSA

    If you are he cannot claim JSA but can claim UC https://www.gov.uk/universal-credit

    In either case he will be required to look for work in order to be paid benefit.
    I've just checked and it says Your postcode has been a Universal Credit full service area since 12 July 2017 and everyone is already asked to claim it if they make a new benefit claim.
  • calcotti
    calcotti Posts: 15,696 Forumite
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    burtons wrote: »
    I've just checked and it says Your postcode has been a Universal Credit full service area since 12 July 2017 and everyone is already asked to claim it if they make a new benefit claim.

    Universal Credit it is then. More information also available here https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/benefits/universal-credit/
    Information I post is for England unless otherwise stated. Some rules may be different in other parts of UK.
  • sammyjammy
    sammyjammy Posts: 8,147 Forumite
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    In the case of a single non householder which I assume the son is it would always be a claim to UC even if not in a full service area.
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  • calcotti
    calcotti Posts: 15,696 Forumite
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    sammyjammy wrote: »
    In the case of a single non householder which I assume the son is it would always be a claim to UC even if not in a full service area.

    There are only full service UC or legacy benefits now. Live service UC areas and the associated Gateway conditions were ended for new claims from the start of 2018. So if a single person non householder is not in in a full service area it would be a claim for JSA, not UC.
    Information I post is for England unless otherwise stated. Some rules may be different in other parts of UK.
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