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Benefits after redundancy

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I took a settlement agreement from work and am a bit confused what to do in terms of benefits. I have less than 6k savings, including the settlement, so I am thinking claiming JSA would be a good idea. What am I applying for? Is it universal credit?  
As of Oct 28th 2024:

Barclay credit card £4,000
Lloyds credit card £637
Emergency Fund £1,000

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  • EnPointe
    EnPointe Posts: 829 Forumite
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    contribution based JSA initially, but likely  that as part of a UC claim 

    however if you  have the small amount of assets  you assertt  and are going to need help with rent  , council tax , dependents and the like  then a UC application is mertied 
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