Penalised for receiving WPA

suzywong0407

After waiting 6 weeks for payment of the new style Job Seekers Allowance following redundancy I’ve just been told I’m not entitled to it because I receive Widowed Parents Allowance (this question wasn’t asked when I made the claim)
If my partner hadn’t died leaving me with a baby to bring up and he was here today earning let’s say £80,000 would I still be turned down for JSA because someone else in the household has an income? or am I being penalised for the fact I’m a single widowed parent?
Whilst the WPA has been an absolute godsend (thank you MSE for making all of us widowed unmarried parents aware of this)  This allowance alone doesn’t cover the cost of bills, food, and putting clothes on my child’s back I still work. 

I am astounded and disgusted that at the 11th hour the DWP have found a way to revoke my claim for help whilst I find another job

sheramber

Your widows  parents  allowance is deducted from the new style JSA payment. 

As your WPA is more that  the  new style JSA payment no JSA  payment  is due. 

DWP do not make the rules. 

You may be able to claim UC  depending on how much capital ( savings)  you  have

Marcon

suzywong0407 said:

After waiting 6 weeks for payment of the new style Job Seekers Allowance following redundancy I’ve just been told I’m not entitled to it because I receive Widowed Parents Allowance (this question wasn’t asked when I made the claim)
If my partner hadn’t died leaving me with a baby to bring up and he was here today earning let’s say £80,000 would I still be turned down for JSA because someone else in the household has an income? or am I being penalised for the fact I’m a single widowed parent?
Whilst the WPA has been an absolute godsend (thank you MSE for making all of us widowed unmarried parents aware of this)  This allowance alone doesn’t cover the cost of bills, food, and putting clothes on my child’s back I still work. 

I am astounded and disgusted that at the 11th hour the DWP have found a way to revoke my claim for help whilst I find another job

Forgive me for sidetracking, but it's done with the best of intentions. I'm so sorry you are in such a sad and horrible situation, but are you sure you have investigated any financial provisions your partner might have left - life insurance they took out; a death in service payment if they were an employee at the time of their death; and any pension payment? Any one of those (if it applies) could make a substantial difference to your financial situation.