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Does the end of a 1 Year FTC mean you claim UC/JSA as normal straight away?
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You can, and should, put a claim in immediately as it's not easy to get either benefit backdated.
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Great - Thank You0
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For UC your advised to do this after your final pay otherwise your earnings will be taken into account for the first assessment period.0
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And therein lies a problem. If the OP has an entitlement to new style JSA and delays the claim, they won't be able to backdate it and may possibly lose out financially. Inconsistency in the way different benefits operate is not helpful to claimants.MarkN88 said:For UC your advised to do this after your final pay otherwise your earnings will be taken into account for the first assessment period.
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