JSA ending but I am out of work - what can I do?

[dan08]

Hello, I have had a letter from the DWP telling me that my JSA is ending in 3 weeks because my entitlement has run out. I have not got a job and I don't know what to do now. They say I may still get housing benefit and reduced council tax but I will have no income to pay my share of the council tax. I have a one bedroom council flat.

 

They say I can appeal. I am really trying to get a job, but so far no luck. Do I move to another type of benefit now?

 

Thanks in advance for any help.

[dan08]

Just to add, they say they cannot pay because entitlement based on Class 1 NI contributions has run out.

[kirkbyinfurnesslad]

Can you not claim income based jsa?

[missanxious]

All it means is you have to reapply but this time for the Income Based one. So get your claim in today as can take a while to go through

[45002]

Just to add, they say they cannot pay because entitlement based on Class 1 NI contributions has run out.

 

As other have posted,you need to put in a claim for Income related JSA

 

http://www.adviceguide.org.uk/england/benefits_e/benefits_benefits_in_work_or_looking_for_work_ew/benefits_for_people_looking_for_work.htm

 

ASAP ....

 

Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance

 

You may get income-based Jobseeker's Allowance if you do not have enough national insurance contributions to get contribution-based Jobseeker's Allowance. You can also get it on top of contribution-based Jobseeker's Allowance because you have a partner, or because of other personal circumstances -for example, if you are disabled or caring for a disabled person or have housing costs. Whether you can get income-based Jobseeker's Allowance depends on the amount of your income and capital. The rules about income and capital are the same as for Income Support.

Edited January 22, 2014 by 45002

[osdset]

Just to add, they say they cannot pay because entitlement based on Class 1 NI contributions has run out

I just love the way the JCP/DWP word these letters 'we cannot pay because.....' implying that any entitlement to anything will disappear in three weeks time.

What they should write is 'we cannot pay w because of x, but you could claim y, if you satisfy the conditionality of z'. But that would be giving claimants access to information without having to torture it out of them.

[dan08]

Thanks so much for your advice. I am single, not a parent and not disabled. I have not been working because I was at college (13 hrs per week) and now have a level 2 qualification. I got JSA and housing while I was on this course because it was only 13 hrs per week. I then went to do the level 3 but had to leave because I couldn't get any support to stay at college. Although that course was also only 13 hrs per week the college say it is full time and so I could not get JSA or housing benefit. I had to leave college and try for a job.

 

Since then the housing are looking for all the rent backdated to when I started the level 2 course and the DWP are looking for repayment of all the JSA I already had because the college states in its prospectus that the level 2 course of 13 hours per week is full time. Then I had the council tax looking for that too. But if I was considered a full time student then I shouldn't have any council tax - I hope I got through to them on this one!

 

I owe 1000s of pounds, and I can't pay it.

 

Then this letter was the final straw. I am thinking I am going to be evicted and have no home as well as no job.

 

I'll get the new income based claim in asap - thanks again.

[leonmassey]

Go see a specialist benefits advisor / solicitor in your local area. There are these services available on most high streets.