I guess the same. A stupid opinion held by someone who's been denied JSA (checked threads started by said user).
Ok.... so signing on Jobseekers tomorrow
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I guess the same. A stupid opinion held by someone who's been denied JSA (checked threads started by said user).
You're a massive cretin. So what if the OP is looking for some validation, its a bad situation to be in and probably out of pride he's questioning what to do. He knows what he should do hes just looking for validation
To the OP, your entitled to it and you've contributed to the system for years don't screw yourself out of it when your entitled to it. I found it hard when i was on JSA years ago but look at it this way. Do you want to take what your entitled to to ease the financial burden until you get another job or do you not want to claim it, save a small amount of pride but be in a worse financial state.
No-one gives you anything for free but Aggravation so when your entitled to something take it for only as long as you need it
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It's not fun but it's better than having no money.
I did it a few years ago for 4 weeks before I got a temporary job then got my career back on track again. I'd paid plenty in national insurance before and I've since paid plenty more.
You're using it exactly as it should be used, its a safety net for people actively seeking work ergo you're essentially just making an insurance claim I wouldn't worry too much about it. Making a claim is a rather eye opening experience - the job center I went to was full of some very strange characters milling around and the staff you have to speak to epitomise every bad stereotype of public sector jobsworths.
You're using it exactly as it should be used, its a safety net for people actively seeking work ergo you're essentially just making an insurance claim I wouldn't worry too much about it. Making a claim is a rather eye opening experience - the job center I went to was full of some very strange characters milling around and the staff you have to speak to epitomise every bad stereotype of public sector jobsworths.
Sorry yeah thats what i ment
Skills... haven't really got any but have plenty of experience in the Administration and Travel Agent field. I want to get a job and go to tech to build my qualifications.
I signed on JSA last week. I was on ESA from 1st August until then.
I don't feel bad about it.
I do get annoyed when people think I'm now raking the money in though.
My gf was on maternity pay, £ 120 a week. This is apparently enough for us to live on, and I was unable to claim the £105 a week.So just £71. I am unable to claim the majority of benefits, the government don't help people who have mortgages. They only help people who rent..
IEvery month that has gone buy the more in debt In become, but people don't believe me because of the stories they see in the paper.
I don't feel bad about it.
I do get annoyed when people think I'm now raking the money in though.
My gf was on maternity pay, £ 120 a week. This is apparently enough for us to live on, and I was unable to claim the £105 a week.So just £71. I am unable to claim the majority of benefits, the government don't help people who have mortgages. They only help people who rent..
IEvery month that has gone buy the more in debt In become, but people don't believe me because of the stories they see in the paper.
While i do sympathize and it sucks being in that situation i find your penultimate comment a bit awkward.
Why should the government pay your mortgage, it's not right for the goernment to be paying off your assets plus it would be a massive drain as mortgages are often a lot higher than rent. I can understand them paying rent because its not directly paying off your assets
Don't they offer to pay the interest you incur from not being able to pay?
I might be mistaken.
Yes they offer to pay interest only after being on ESA for 13 weeks.
But I do not qualify for this as again, my partner earns too much. the line is £111 a week. She earns 120.
It's a royal pain in the ass signing on for JSA, i've had a couple of occasions in the last 2 or 3 years where i've made the claim for JSA, got it sorted after a week or 2 then found a job, and had to cancel the claim straight away. It's a whole waste of time in cases like this. Depending on what career path you follow though, you might not be as fortunate as i am with the availability of work (i'm a chef - jobs are all over), so you might be out of work longer.
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I was on it for 8 months before I found my current job. Feelsbadman.jpg
Not quite true. Council Tax Benefit "cancels out" your Council Tax. Housing Benefit helps towards your rent if you rent a property.
Both of these are available at any point while claiming JSA, you do not need to wait 3 months at all. You don't actually need to be claiming JSA at all to get these, if you are on a low income you may be entitled anyway.
I work in benefits.
My thoughts exactly, the Job Center is quite possibly the most pointless public sector organisation going. It need to be put in the bin and started a fresh with a clear objective of what it does. The people there behind a desk should be behind a till.
I signed on to JSA when I moved up north with my gf. Without it we never could've paid the bills on just her wage, and I spent all day every day job hunting. When I got a job they even sorted me out with a railcard for the first month so I could afford to get to work until I got paid. It was a very useful service and I was grateful for it.
I felt weird claiming it, like I was some sort of benefit fraudster (I wasn't btw), but it was worth doing and I don't regret it.
I felt weird claiming it, like I was some sort of benefit fraudster (I wasn't btw), but it was worth doing and I don't regret it.
When I was signing on I didn't feel bad about getting the JSA because I'd had a job since I was old enough to get one all through school and uni.
The only thing that made me feel bad was having to go to that depressing hell hole every 2 weeks to sign on and mingle with the dregs of society.
The only thing that made me feel bad was having to go to that depressing hell hole every 2 weeks to sign on and mingle with the dregs of society.
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Go on my past expeerience you feel worse the longer you are unemployed more worthless
You should have claimed the day you lost your job, for your pension means now you may need to work an extra week to gain a full pension.