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Can a Stay-at-home-mother get unemployment benefit?
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I have a friend who went back to work in retail, after 10 year of being a full time mum. She only worked from September till New Year, as it was a Christmas job. She'd be keen to get another, but the retail market is terrible, and there aren't many available.
Would she be able to get unemployment benefit, and if so, what are the obligations?
Would she be able to get unemployment benefit, and if so, what are the obligations?
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http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/MoneyTaxAndBenefits/BenefitsTaxCreditsAndOtherSupport/Employedorlookingforwork/DG_10014402
Did she get any benefits before she went back to work?
http://www.entitledto.co.uk/
I vaguely remember my mum getting some sort of extra benefit when she started looking for work when our dad left (plus a £40 a week bonus for the first year in employment if over 16 hours a week I think).
Been dying to do that all day.
She could make a claim for income based JSA IF she doesn't have a partner who works more than 24 hours a week, and she doesn't have more than £16,000 in savings / 2nd homes etc etc.
If she is a lone parent, she could make a claim for income support, providing her youngest child is under 12.
She wouldn't be entitled to contribution based JSA because she hasn't paid enough NI contributions.
That's amazing. Thank you.
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I think it reduced the unemployment figures by over a million with the stroke of a pen.;)
That is brilliant
Why should they be entitled to JSA if they've no intention of getting a job? It's called JOB Seeker's Allowance!!!!
Be prepared if you claim JSA you may be sent to Working Links (like the old Job Club) and if you don't attend you get your JSA stopped.
The last time I went to a lone parent interview, I asked what their stance was and how easy it was to get back onto income support if I took a temporary job assuming it would be lots of hassle and a fight to get IS back and they were very encouraging and said that it wouldn't be a problem. They would rather I gained some experience, even if only temporary and would help me get back onto IS afterwards.
While on Income Support, she will be 'supported' by the Lone Parent Team to help her get back into work. I use the term 'supported' losely as so far I have found their knowledge, advice and support is somewhat lacking in my experience, but then my circumstances are unusual.
Yes, we watched Click too.
Total nonsense. To claim Unemployment Benefit you have always been required to prove that you are "Actively Seeking Work". The name of the benefit was changed to "Jobseeker's Allowance" some years ago in order to drive the point home.
She wont get contribution based JSA as she hasnt worked enough, so it will be means tested JSA which is about £45pw
You're right, I'd forgotten about that new age limit. She's only eligible for Income Support until the child is 12, after that it's JSA. How the hell is she going to feed, house and support a family on £45 per week while she looks for another job? Especially in this climate. Bloody hell. Now that's poverty.
I thought this government were claiming to get children out of poverty.
If childcare is an option then the Lone Parent Advisers will push you to going back to work anyway, with financial support for the childcare to ensure working is financially viable.
Don't forget you'd get Child/Working Tax Credit on top of your salary, and I'm sure on top of that you would receive help for childcare costs. There's some websites with calculators around the net to help you work out an estimate of the financial help you would get.
Because she gets tons of other benefits as well?
lol
but then the links bring you d.s and this thread, round and round we go.
Will this break the internet?