The tax credits change 16hrs to 24hrs min

[xcharx]

I completely understand that a lot of people can't find work - my dad got made redundant in Nov '10 & hes only just out working again (he was a shift manager but now he's just a supervisor). But there will always be jobs in care!! My OH lost his job a few months back, he does 2 hours a week of fitness instructing & he doesn't claim JSA - what the point when they'll only give him £30.. so we live solely on my wages. I think its about time that an MP came & lived with a commoner like me for a few weeks!! X

i thought only single people could claim jsa ??

He claimed it when we didn't live together but then he got a job, we moved in together, he lost his job & hasn't bothered claiming lol so I don't know.. x

 

[Arcanegirl]

You can claim jsa as a couple with one working. At the start of my first employment my hubby was still claiming jsa whilst he worked as my hours were only part time.

 

[linzylinz]

You can claim jsa as a couple with one working. At the start of my first employment my hubby was still claiming jsa whilst he worked as my hours were only part time.

im confused
i thought if you live with someone only one of you can get jsa but only if none of you are working. iv never had jsa when i have not worked and had a partner working, i thought the working partner took on financial responsability for the non working partner???

in your post did you mean "i" instead of "he" ? makes more sence then

 

[caz81]

You can claim jsa as a couple with one working. At the start of my first employment my hubby was still claiming jsa whilst he worked as my hours were only part time.

im confused
i thought if you live with someone only one of you can get jsa but only if none of you are working. iv never had jsa when i have not worked and had a partner working, i thought the working partner took on financial responsability for the non working partner???

in your post did you mean "i" instead of "he" ? makes more sence then

YOu can claim contributions based JSA for 6 months if you have paid enough National Insurance in the previous 2 years. Contributions based JSA is not based in income/saving or anything like that, just that you have paid the NI

 

[Arcanegirl]

Yea i meant whilst I was working, not him