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Was planning on cutting my jobseekers allowance for a while (complicated) and was planning on telling them im going on holiday for a while (couple months or so)
When i go to re-sign up early next year would they ask to see my passport to make sure i did go on holiday?
Sorry i dont know all the in's and outs of jobseekers allowance, it's my first time on it and i've only been signed up for around 4 weeks.
All help would be greatly appreciated.
P.S Or could i just cut them off for a couple of months and not give a reason? would they ask why i decided to cut off my jobseekers allowance next time i sign up for jobseekrs allowance?
Complications we like -tell us the details.
Wouldnt have thought they would need to see your passort unless they were to investigate something.
I suppose anyone who finishes claiming for a while is good news for them.Have sent you a few details about jobseekers allowance.Perhaps the part if your circumstances change may be of interest to you.Good luck Jobseeker's Allowance : Directgov - Money, tax and benefits
Complications we like -tell us the details.
Wouldnt have thought they would need to see your passort unless they were to investigate something.
I suppose anyone who finishes claiming for a while is good news for them.Have sent you a few details about jobseekers allowance.Perhaps the part if your circumstances change may be of interest to you.Good luck Jobseeker's Allowance : Directgov - Money, tax and benefits
Hi mate, thx for the reply, greatly appreciated
As for the complications, i would rather not say if that's alright, as it's to do with my sisters business. Didn't want to tread on anyone's toes, so just wanted to know if i could pull out the JSA's allowance agreement without no questions asked if i came up with the above excuse (or possibly another?).
Hi i signed on to jobseekers for 3 mths..told them i was signing off on the 22 sept ,,my partner became a student and we living of student finance .which is true..in ure signing booklet you shud have a few pages in the middle ..just feel them in when you want to sign off and either send or take to the job centre,,you will get paid upto the date you sign off...but could take a while to get the sign off money,,there is a bit in the booklet that you can tell them why ure signing off if you want to ..at the end of the day ..the DWP are just happy you signing off for what ever reason
Hi babydoll, thanks for the reply. In you're post you say "there is a bit in the booklet that you can tell them why you're signing off if you want to" What do you mean by "if you want to" If i simply said i would like to sign off from jobseekers allowance, would that be enough? I don't plan on saying that but I'm just curious if that would be acceptable?
well it does say in the booklet that you dont have to tell them why ..but if you do it will help customer service etc..i just wrote on mine partner claimin student finance for me end of,, no questions asked..and that was it ..like i say you dont have to tell them why..its says on the paragraph (you dont need to tell us this) ...just give the date you wanna sign off..and write anything else that is relevant..honestly the DWP will love the fact ure signing off ..and at end of day ..its nothing to do with the DWP why u are signing off,,but if you wanna tell them u can..Hope that helps
If you go abroad and then return to claim JSA then you could be subject to an Habitual Residents Test and for that they would ask for your passport. However, there is nothing wrong with signing off and not doing what you said you were going to do. They're more interested in how you have supported yourself over the period that you weren't claiming.
If you go abroad and then return to claim JSA then you could be subject to an Habitual Residents Test and for that they would ask for your passport. However, there is nothing wrong with signing off and not doing what you said you were going to do. They're more interested in how you have supported yourself over the period that you weren't claiming.
If i told them i had a job for that time (which in reality i hadn't), would they check up on that somehow? Or would they just take my word for it?
Could you not just say i was working for a mate for a couple of months (when sighed off) and then when you go back to re-register for jobseekers allowance, they'll allow you to sign on again, without having to see my p45?
No. You don't have to give them your P45 and they can't demand it but if you had been saying that you have been working full-time in the gap they would ask for your employers name and address and they would contact them to verify. This is done to make sure that 1) the information about the reason the job ended was the same and 2) That you actually had finished work for them.
You could say that you didn't want to sign on and as long as you can tell them how you have been living without the benefit that would be okay. You don't need to give a reason and it would be recorded as "ceased claiming"
No. You don't have to give them your P45 and they can't demand it but if you had been saying that you have been working full-time in the gap they would ask for your employers name and address and they would contact them to verify. This is done to make sure that 1) the information about the reason the job ended was the same and 2) That you actually had finished work for them.
You could say that you didn't want to sign on and as long as you can tell them how you have been living without the benefit that would be okay. You don't need to give a reason and it would be recorded as "ceased claiming"
Oh ok, thx for the reply, clears things up somewhat.
Sorry, just to confirm, if i indeed signed off for a couple of months and then told them i had a job in this period, when i went back to sign on in a couple of months, they would most likely ask my former employees if i worked there? Is there not a chance they would just sign me up again, taking my word that i worked for a couple of months?
and 2..
If i did sign off without giving a reason and then go back to sign on again in a couple of months, would they happily just allow me back on again? Would they ask for reasons why i signed off when registering again?
Oh ok, thx for the reply, clears things up somewhat.
If i did sign off without giving a reason and then go back to sign on again in a couple of months, would they happily just allow me back on again? Would they ask for reasons why i signed off when registering again?
Ha ha, no. When did the government take people's word for it? No, they will contact that employer and until it is verified will not process the claim. You are completely within your rights to sign off of a benefit as long as you can explain how you survived during that period. If you lie and say you went abroad, found work,etc then you'll be shooting yourself in the foot.
hi guys, just a quickie ,i have been working in Spain for 7 mths but will be returning to England very soon, will i have problems in signing on as i have been working abroad,
thanks
Seven months abroad could be considered as long enough to have settled down in Spain but there are lots of questions surrounding it. When you left did you leave anything open such as a bank account, a mortgaged house, or connections such as family and friends.
They also look at what you were doing there, why you have returned..the list is long.
The decision is often in your favour if you can show that you have resettled in the UK. Prove the things you say, provide all details of contacts, any contact with the UK while away. Tell them why you went away and what led you back. Show that your roots are here, I know it sounds strange when you've been working in Spain for only seven months but the decision maker will not be speaking to you and so you have to provide as much evidence as possible.
Seven months abroad could be considered as long enough to have settled down in Spain but there are lots of questions surrounding it. When you left did you leave anything open such as a bank account, a mortgaged house, or connections such as family and friends.
They also look at what you were doing there, why you have returned..the list is long.
The decision is often in your favour if you can show that you have resettled in the UK. Prove the things you say, provide all details of contacts, any contact with the UK while away. Tell them why you went away and what led you back. Show that your roots are here, I know it sounds strange when you've been working in Spain for only seven months but the decision maker will not be speaking to you and so you have to provide as much evidence as possible.
Thanks for the prompt reply, i had settled in Spain however it never worked out, moreover I still have bank acct s and so on remaining in London, i thought it could be a long drawn out process, however as Spain is also an EU country i thought there shouldnt be that much hassle!!(possible famous last words!)
thanks again I have taken yr words into consideration
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