Contribution based jsa

deejaybee

Or whatever it is called nowadays?

I did employed work from August 2023 to end of that tax year, and then from April 2024 to end of July 2024 in following tax year, earning around 400 per week.

At end of January 2026, would I potentially be able to claim contribution based jsa ?

Thanks

sammyjammy

not based just on the info you've given, no.

huckster

Agree, probably not.

Look at claiming UC.

deejaybee

Thanks both for feedback.... wouldn't qualify for UC due to savings.

peteuk

deejaybee said:

Thanks both for feedback.... wouldn't qualify for UC due to savings.

So therefore either find work (if you can) or if you cant,  live off the savings until they are under £16K and claim UC. 

huckster

Best option is to take some temporary work while you search for permanent work. UK jobs market similar to many countries is very challenging at the moment.  Unless you have technical skills that are in high demand. For normal jobs, there are few permanent vacancies.