We're aware that some users are experiencing technical issues which the team are working to resolve. Thank you for your patience.
📨 Have you signed up to the Forum's new Email Digest yet? Get a selection of trending threads sent straight to your inbox daily, weekly or monthly!

Benefits

Options
Hi Martin, please can you help. Daughter has just finished uni after doing her degree. No jobs around at the moment can she get help with any benefits to live on. Tried job seekers allowance and they have said she not entitled as she haven’t paid enough no contributions, is she entitled to It.living back at home one parent working the other disabled..
Cheers Martin

Comments

  • Nannytone
    Nannytone Posts: 501 Forumite
    Fourth Anniversary 100 Posts
    She needs to apply for universal credit
  • poppy12345
    poppy12345 Posts: 18,878 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    New style JSA is a contributions based benefit so DWP are correct if she hasn't worked and paid the correct amount of NI contributions in the previous 2 tax years.
    Universal Credit is a means tested benefit. Did your daughter receive a student loan while she was in UNI?
  • aashortie
    aashortie Posts: 6 Forumite
    Second Anniversary First Post
    Yes she got a student loan...
  • poppy12345
    poppy12345 Posts: 18,878 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    This will be classed as income and prevent her from claiming UC now. I'm unsure when she will be able to apply but i'm sure others will know and advise you further.
  • aashortie
    aashortie Posts: 6 Forumite
    Second Anniversary First Post
    She got her maintence loan
  • calcotti
    calcotti Posts: 15,696 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    She will be able to claim UC once the course has officially finished. Her maintenance loan is expected to support her until then.
    Information I post is for England unless otherwise stated. Some rules may be different in other parts of UK.
  • aashortie
    aashortie Posts: 6 Forumite
    Second Anniversary First Post
    Thank you.
Meet your Ambassadors

🚀 Getting Started

Hi new member!

Our Getting Started Guide will help you get the most out of the Forum

Categories

  • All Categories
  • 350.7K Banking & Borrowing
  • 253K Reduce Debt & Boost Income
  • 453.4K Spending & Discounts
  • 243.7K Work, Benefits & Business
  • 598.5K Mortgages, Homes & Bills
  • 176.8K Life & Family
  • 256.9K Travel & Transport
  • 1.5M Hobbies & Leisure
  • 16.1K Discuss & Feedback
  • 37.6K Read-Only Boards

Is this how you want to be seen?

We see you are using a default avatar. It takes only a few seconds to pick a picture.