holiday s whilst on jobseekers allowance?

pintavodka

voddyman wrote: »

my son is on jobseekers allowance and we would like to take him on holiday with us for a week...however we fly out on the day he is due to sign on...because he cant sign on does he lose his benefit for that week because he is unavailable for work,please help

The definitive and correct answer is YES you can take up to 2 weeks leave from claiming JSA, but you cannot leave the country, and you have to be available to return home if an interview or actual work placement became available.
Ask your the person you sign on with for a holiday form, they are very easy to fill in, you do not even need to look for work whilst on holiday, you just need (as I already stated) to be AVAILABLE to come back if required

coxyboi

this is an odd set up your allowed 2 holiday weeks were you don't have to look for work in the uk, but you cant go abroad?, yet you can claim other benefits over seas?
and most interviews have to be arranged any way with fair notice, and any job you start has to honour any pre booked holidays,
it sort of contradicts human rights, as you entitled to holiday and they have no right to tell you were or when to take it, were all part of the eu. so could even be looking for work there,

in many cases people could still be looking for work in this time frame with mail, phones and internet, it just petty,
not like any ones living it up on 70pw doesn't really cover the cost of looking for work - travel, transport, clothes, phone, internet, let alone living like food
then they look for any reason to try stop the money, this is my first time unemployed in the 17years I been working the way they make you feel for needing some of the help you been paying for all the years paid in is bad,

well I off to Dorset next week due to the girlfriend paying for her own present and me to,

jacques_chirac

coxyboi wrote: »

this is an odd set up your allowed 2 holiday weeks were you don't have to look for work in the uk, but you cant go abroad?, yet you can claim other benefits over seas?
and most interviews have to be arranged any way with fair notice, and any job you start has to honour any pre booked holidays,
it sort of contradicts human rights, as you entitled to holiday and they have no right to tell you were or when to take it, were all part of the eu. so could even be looking for work there,

in many cases people could still be looking for work in this time frame with mail, phones and internet, it just petty,
not like any ones living it up on 70pw doesn't really cover the cost of looking for work - travel, transport, clothes, phone, internet, let alone living like food
then they look for any reason to try stop the money, this is my first time unemployed in the 17years I been working the way they make you feel for needing some of the help you been paying for all the years paid in is bad,

well I off to Dorset next week due to the girlfriend paying for her own present and me to,

'Any job you start' does not have to honour pre booked holidays.

Please elaborate on how the restriction on holidaying overseas breaches your human rights - are you suggesting a holiday is a human right?

In some circumstances it is possible to continue to claim JSA whilst seeking work in the EU. Note that seeking work is very different to going on a jolly.

newbie1978

I have just been surprised by my mother who had is taking the whole family abroad for two weeks. I have recently starting claiming JSA following years of working etc...I have been told that as I am leaving the country I would have to sign off and then back on. However, someone else suggested that I call in sick for the day I was due to sign on.

Has anyone ever done the latter?

seven-day-weekend

newbie1978 wrote: »

I have just been surprised by my mother who had is taking the whole family abroad for two weeks. I have recently starting claiming JSA following years of working etc...I have been told that as I am leaving the country I would have to sign off and then back on. However, someone else suggested that I call in sick for the day I was due to sign on.

Has anyone ever done the latter?

Do you really expect us to condone in committing fraud?

newbie1978

I have just been surprised by my mother who had is taking the whole family abroad for two weeks. I have recently starting claiming JSA following years of working etc...I have been told that as I am leaving the country I would have to sign off and then back on. However, someone else suggested that I call in sick for the day I was due to sign on.

Has anyone ever done the latter?

duchy

As the person won't be job seeking it seems reasonable that they won't get job seekers allowance for those days,

dookar

newbie1978 wrote: »

Has anyone ever done the latter?

Nope, you are definitely the only person ever to consider fraudulent activity

acemodder

Well its my wifes step dads 50th birthday next week and me and my wife have paid for him and his partner (my wifes mum) to go to lanzorte for a week with us.

Today he went to the job centre to sign off and tyen to organise signing back on once we are bsck. They have told him he aint allowed to go and if he does he will owe a £ 1000 for housing benefit and jsa. Surely that cannot be right?

ArtoDeeto

Yep out of the country claim shuts.

Mango wrote: »

Could he ask that his sign-on date be changed but use an excuse (naughty I know)? This is what I did but then made the mistake of saying I was out the country that day!

Bit risky unless you have diplomatic immunity and don't have to show your passport - could risk a benefit fraud situation. A big can of worms...