Signing on but getting no money

healy

LuciferTDark wrote: »

How do you know it's not relevant without knowing what the full facts are?

What is the point of signing on for JSA & going to the Job Centre Interviews if you don't look for a job? The whole point of signing on & going to those interviews is to prove you are actually looking for a job, if you're not doing that then you really shouldn't be signing on.

That was not the question so it is not relevant. The OP did not say her husband was not looking for work.

PasturesNew

No. He is signing on so he gets his NI stamp paid.
And you need to have a certain number of years of this to get your Old Age Pension

The question being asked is: does he now HAVE enough such years, so is there any point in signing on to keep having the stamp paid for, or can he now just stop as he has enough contributions already.

tigtag02

:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

Why does every next thread on thi board turn into a row.

Shouldn't the *benefit bashers* just stay away

Why OP's DH hasn't got a job is irrelevant ~ I would hope her question has been answered.

OP ~ apologies for the infiltration, I hope this doesn't put you off MSE

healy

Horace wrote: »

Yes but the OP said that her husband had been signing on for JSA for years - you can only get JSA if you are looking for a job!! So the question as to why he isn't looking for work is relevant.

As I said above the OP did not say her husband was not looking for a job.

sebastianj

There, there, there,

It is relevant and a very good question I think. Some people get occupational pension and are not entitled to JSA but NI credits are important. Someone said that between 60-65 NI credits are automatically credited, does the person need to sign on at least once to be entitled to it???
seb

seven-day-weekend

AS said, the OP didn't ask for advice in looking for a job.

She did not say her husband was not looking for work.

She was asking advice about his National Insurance.

OP, the answer is, if he has thirty years worth of NI and his retirement date is after 6th April 2010, then he does not need to keep signing on, but as someone esle said, make sure he doesn't need to do so for insurance purposes.

Sorry about the hassle from some people.

robby-01

of course its relevant if he is signing on he is a statistic,he is unemployed,if he has no intention of seeking work then surely he shouldn't be classed as a jobseeker (or whatever the correct pc term is).

seven-day-weekend

robby-01 wrote: »

of course its relevant if he is signing on he is a statistic,he is unemployed,if he has no intention of seeking work then surely he shouldn't be classed as a jobseeker (or whatever the correct pc term is).

a) the OP has not said that he is not looking for work.

b) it is none of our business.