Possible to leave Part Time Work and keep JSA

[AaronF]

Hello.

 

I have been working for my company for the last 7 months. Within these 7 months I have been liking this job less and less.

 

I work 11 hours a week and I spend 1 week wages a month to travel to and from work, since I have to use public transport.

 

I find my manager and a few of my colleagues rather rude, obnoxious and generally unpleasant. I am not directly bullied but most of the time I feel isolated and excluded from other members of my department.

 

My manager is one of those, you do something wrong and he'll try his best to make you feel small.

 

I currently have IBS and anxiety problems going to work, because im always worried what will happen when I arrive and my manager.

 

Unfortunatly I cant talk to anyone "higher" up about these problems. As I know they will just pin it all on me. "Its all in your head" sort of thing.

 

I have had 7 months of this and im sick and tired of struggling to leave my house because if this. I have been on JSA and signing on declaring my hours/wages. As well as meeting the above minimum requirement in my Job Seekers Agreement.

 

I was hoping if anyone here could tell me what would happen if I were to hand in my notice and quit. Because too be honest, im starting to feel really depressed about this job now.

 

Would I start receiving my JSA and not just my NS Contributions? Or would I be penalized for leaving.

 

Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.