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    • Thanks for your prompt reply. I have some questions, please: When you say nothing will happen, my 80 year-old mother is worried about potential DCA doorsteppers if/when the debts are sold on - she is a very sweet, quite vulnerable lady and she is worried she may be bullied and harrassed.  If they do come knocking, what should she say?  I told her to say she knows nothing about any of it and they have no right to come knocking on her door and to warn them police will be informed if they come back.  Problem is, I don't think she would be strong enough and can easily be bullied into saying more than she intended once the door has been answered. Next questions: 1)  Should I inform all my lenders that I have moved abroad before defaulting (to avoid the quirky English law loophole thingy that could end up in a CCJ or worse once a DCA gets hold of it)?  2)  Can/should I provide an alternative UK correspondence address to my lenders instead of my mother's home address e.g. my virtual office address for my business - would the lenders accept this as I live abroad now and don't live at my mother's address?  Can I just write and tell them, without any further ado and not get into any further questions about it and cease further correspondence with them and default?  And would this stop DCAs coming to my mother's house as it would not be my current residential address on the lenders files when passed to the DCA?  Do they doorstep previous addresses? 3)  If I don't provide a UK correspondence address will I be at risk of not being aware of any Letters of Claim etc and legal proceedings notices etc not reaching me (there's no reliable postal system in the developing country I've moved to).  Worried this would mean I could end up being taken to court without being aware of it and could end up in a worse situation. 2) What exactly will go on my credit file once I've defaulted, assuming no legal action is taken against me?    4) Should I contact any of my lenders and inform them I have zero assets.  TSB & Sainsburys already have I&E info from me which shows my income  @ £1200/mth is below the combined total of my debt repayments @ £1300/mth and that my income only just covers essential costs of living @ £1200/mth.  Could it be useful to be on my file that I have no assets, so that the DCA clearly see this when the debt is passed to them? Thanks again for any advice.
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After a recent job loss i have now had to start claiming JSA.

 

The problem is my husband has recently lost a close member of his family and has to go to Tunisia to sort a few things out.

 

I wanted to go with him to give him support etc but i do not think i will be able to due to the fact i am claiming J SA and sign on every 2 weeks.

 

He needs to go for 3 weeks. Is there any way i could be excused for this length of time e g on compassionate grounds?

 

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

Thank you in advance

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although there are some grounds under which you retain entitlement to jsa whilst abroad, neither funerals nor holidays are covered

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although there are some grounds under which you retain entitlement to jsa whilst abroad, neither funerals nor holidays are covered

 

Thank you for your reply. Do you know what these grounds are?

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Pretty sure the answer in No.

 

You will have to sign off, and sign back on again (rapid reclaim) when you return.

 

Thank you for your reply. (I really don't know why they call it "rapid reclaim". I have had the misfortune to have been made redundant twice in under a year. My last "rapid reclaim" took such a long time. (They made the excuse there was a problem with their system)

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i think the most common would be undergoing medical treatment or possibly attending an interview, though am sure somebody better informed will provide more detail

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i think the most common would be undergoing medical treatment or possibly attending an interview, though am sure somebody better informed will provide more detail

 

This came up recently on the forum in a thread which was...somewhat contentious. So I won't link to it. But the gist of it is that you are basically correct. You can leave the country to undertake medical treatment, to accompany a child who is undertaking medical treatment, or for an arranged job interview.

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There are also conditions attached to the job interview and it must be more than 3 days out of the country but no more than 5 to be classed as actively seeking and available for the conditionality of payment of JSA.

The only other reaon you can leave the country is to accompany someobody for medical treatment abroad for a maximum of 8 weeks I believe.

 

You will need to close your claim under your circumstances sorry :(

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There are also conditions attached to the job interview and it must be more than 3 days out of the country but no more than 5 to be classed as actively seeking and available for the conditionality of payment of JSA.

The only other reaon you can leave the country is to accompany someobody for medical treatment abroad for a maximum of 8 weeks I believe.

 

 

 

You will need to close your claim under your circumstances sorry :(

Thank you flumps for taking the time to reply.

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