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Anyone been on contribution based JSA for 6 months and then went onto income based allowance? Girl at the job centre said you need to apply whats the chances of you getting it? And will it be more or less than what you currently get? Is there the back to work scheme after 6 months on contribution based allowance?
Whether you get it would depend on you, and your partner's (if you have a partner) income, and capital. It's £64.30 per week for a single person and £100.95 for a couple. If your income is more than the applicable amounts, you won't qualify, nor will you qualify if your savings are above £16000.00.
If you have savings of £6000.00 or less, they won't affect your entitlement to income based JSA.
If you have savings of between £6000.00 and £16000.00, they amount of JSA you would receive would be reduced £1 per week for every £250.00 (or part thereof) between £6000.00 and £16000.00.
After 6 months of contribution based JSA, your contributions are "exhausted" and you are no longer entitled to contribution based JSA. Once you have been receiving income based JSA for 6 months or more, your jobsearch will be expected to be widened and you will be expected to do more to find work, which may include being placed in programmes designed to support this.
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Ive just gone from CB JSA to IB JSA and it went (quite) smoothly, I had a group meeting at the 6 month point and it was all mostly sorted then, then was a cockup when my payment didnt arrive in my bank as expected so I phoned up and it arrived 3 days later.
I didnt have to re-apply or anything, I was automatically elligible, being single and having no savings.
Sorry to hijack but Erika do the same rules apply for ESA?
Kind of. ESA(C) doesn't expire (exhaust) the way JSA(C) does. If you're entitled to the contributory benefit when you claim, you'll continue to be entitled to it as long as you meet the generic conditions for ESA - there is no six month limit.
If you need to claim means-tested ESA, then the rules about income and capital are broadly the same as JSA.
No, Eyeballs I don't believe so. The contributions based ESA is ongoing.
EDIT: Posted at the same time as Antone. Antone is far better placed than I, for ESA queries lol. I haven't studied it in depth yet, so only know the basics of ESA at the moment.
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No, Eyeballs I don't believe so. The contributions based ESA is ongoing.
EDIT: Posted at the same time as Antone. Antone is far better placed than I, for ESA queries lol. I haven't studied it in depth yet, so only know the basics of ESA at the moment.
Thanks to you both. I`m on contribution based ESA. worked 34 years now have been granted ill health retirement but don`t know figures yet. I take it I will lose my support level ESA?
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Thanks to you both. I`m on contribution based ESA. worked 34 years now have been granted ill health retirement but don`t know figures yet. I take it I will lose my support level ESA?
If you are on contribution based ESA, you are able to receive some occupational pension. The first £85 per week will be fully disregarded, and as such will not affect your payments. After that, 1/2 of any amount over £85 is disregarded, the rest will be deducted from your benefit.
If, for any reason, you needed to claim ESA(IR) then any pension income would be counted as income and deducted from your benefit.
Whether you get it would depend on you, and your partner's (if you have a partner) income, and capital. It's £64.30 per week for a single person and £100.95 for a couple. If your income is more than the applicable amounts, you won't qualify, nor will you qualify if your savings are above £16000.00.
If you have savings of £6000.00 or less, they won't affect your entitlement to income based JSA.
If you have savings of between £6000.00 and £16000.00, they amount of JSA you would receive would be reduced £1 per week for every £250.00 (or part thereof) between £6000.00 and £16000.00.
After 6 months of contribution based JSA, your contributions are "exhausted" and you are no longer entitled to contribution based JSA. Once you have been receiving income based JSA for 6 months or more, your jobsearch will be expected to be widened and you will be expected to do more to find work, which may include being placed in programmes designed to support this.
My question was will I have to reapply for IB JSA or will it go over automatically as Andy has put it as the jobcentre have already got my details?
Originally Posted by andydd
Hi.
Ive just gone from CB JSA to IB JSA and it went (quite) smoothly, I had a group meeting at the 6 month point and it was all mostly sorted then, then was a cockup when my payment didnt arrive in my bank as expected so I phoned up and it arrived 3 days later.
I didnt have to re-apply or anything, I was automatically elligible, being single and having no savings.
Andy
That's good to hear puts my mind at rest. When was this done this year? Rules change all the time. What sort of group meeting was it? Glad your on IB JSA lots of benefits you get dentist, free £2k education courses, prescription medicine, glasses, books etc
Originally Posted by antone
Kind of. ESA(C) doesn't expire (exhaust) the way JSA(C) does. If you're entitled to the contributory benefit when you claim, you'll continue to be entitled to it as long as you meet the generic conditions for ESA - there is no six month limit.
If you need to claim means-tested ESA, then the rules about income and capital are broadly the same as JSA.
All the people on DLA are now classified as contribution based ESA and means tested ESA?
Anyone been on contribution based JSA for 6 months and then went onto income based allowance? Girl at the job centre said you need to apply whats the chances of you getting it? And will it be more or less than what you currently get? Is there the back to work scheme after 6 months on contribution based allowance?
Thanks.
I have. Moved over to Income based about July. It was very straightforward although I seem to remember taking in up to date bank statements. I didn't have to do any group meetings or back to work schemes but that might be because there aren't any places in my area. I did start temping just after though so that might be why.
According to one of the advisers there unless there misleading me you have to reapply for your job seekers allowance rather than switching over told me to inquire nearer to the time in March.
Not looking forward to this at all. I mean I feel I may not get it as they will come out with some absurd reason.
Contribution Based JSA to Income Based JSA
based JSA for 6 months and then went onto income based allowance? Girl at the job centre said you need to apply whats the chances of you getting it? And will it be more or less than what you currently get? Is there the back to work scheme after 6 months on contribution
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