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  • poppy12345
    poppy12345 Posts: 18,976 Forumite
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    Yes, if she's looking for work then she can claim New style JSA.
  • born_again
    born_again Posts: 23,755 Forumite
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    Right finally getting this I think as my 64.5 year old wife has been made redundant she can claim jsa for 6 months after that because I am on full state pension £185 a week we will not be able to claim uc although I am disabled but I only receive mobility allowance as do not need a carer atm and we will have approximately 50k in savings with her redundancy! Also am a home owner with no mortgage just need to work out if she has enough ni credits for her pension. But crossed fingers she’s hoping for another job 
    https://www.gov.uk/check-national-insurance-record

    https://www.gov.uk/check-state-pension
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