Will being on payroll date stay at 31st October change? just started new job now lock down looming

unholyangel

I know under the old JSA, you could still work while claiming. But after a certain amount (£20 I think) it came off your JSA £ for £. Because otherwise, there was no incentive for them to do the odd day of work. 

So I would hope/assume the new style JSA has a similar provision. 

Grumpy_chap

unholyangel said:

I know under the old JSA, you could still work while claiming. But after a certain amount (£20 I think) it came off your JSA £ for £. Because otherwise, there was no incentive for them to do the odd day of work. 

So I would hope/assume the new style JSA has a similar provision. 

It does.  You can earn £5 in a week then anything more is £ for £ deducted from nJSA.

Jeremy535897

You have to work less than 16 hours a week, but earnings, savings and partner's income and savings don't reduce it. A pension over £50 a week reduces it £ for £.

Grumpy_chap

Jeremy535897 said:

You have to work less than 16 hours a week, but earnings, savings and partner's income and savings don't reduce it. A pension over £50 a week reduces it £ for £.

This used to be the case, but has now changed.

poppy12345

Jeremy535897 said:

You have to work less than 16 hours a week, but earnings, savings and partner's income and savings don't reduce it. A pension over £50 a week reduces it £ for £.

Although it still remains as working less than 16 hours per week, earnings of more than £5 will reduce the NsJSA £1 for £1.

Grumpy_chap

poppy12345 said:

Jeremy535897 said:

You have to work less than 16 hours a week, but earnings, savings and partner's income and savings don't reduce it. A pension over £50 a week reduces it £ for £.

Although it still remains as working less than 16 hours per week, earnings of more than £5 will reduce the NsJSA £1 for £1.

Yes, that is correct.

The old scheme that allowed work up to 16 hours with no earnings considered was open to fraud.

Jeremy535897

I had that feeling, but could find no trace of it. (It begs the question as to why there is a need for a 16 hour limit, as 8 hours at minimum wage would reduce the amount to almost zero.)

Grumpy_chap

The 16 hours was in place before the earnings link was added.

Jeremy535897

I now see it is in the schedule to the Jobseekers Allowance Regulations 2013
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/378/schedule