Benifits enquiry. jsa onto esa Please advise !

[JOHNNYBOYJO]

Hello

I am on JSA at present, have been for over a year. My wife works the hours of 30 hrs per week. I have two children 15 and 17 years if age. both still in full time education.

Over the past year our tax credit has seen a large drop in payments.

I did think this was due to our son leaving school and starting collage and hmrc would readjust the amount back up as he now attends collage and is still in education.

1. is this correct??

The other question is i have been given a sick note by my doctor as regards me being unfit for work. If i claim ESA and stop my cliam for JSA would i get any sick pay? Also how would this affect the tax credits situation. Please any advice would be really helpfully. I can not reliy on the advice given by the job center any more.

please help

[Nystagmite]

Sick pay is paid to people in work. You'll get ESA if you have a health condition which means you can't work.

[JOHNNYBOYJO]

Hello

Thank you. As i am currently on JSA and wish to cliam for ESA would i get any payments? I know i would have to stop claim on jsa. How would this affect my Tax Credits?

[id6052]

are you receiving JSA?

[JOHNNYBOYJO]

I am currently on JSA but i only receive my ins credit , No payments as my wife works over 24hrs. If i went over to ESA would i get any payments? How would this affect the tax credits payments?

Thank you

[antone]

I am currently on JSA but i only receive my ins credit , No payments as my wife works over 24hrs. If i went over to ESA would i get any payments? How would this affect the tax credits payments?

Thank you

 

You would not get ESA payments unless you qualify for contribution based ESA (ESA has the same rule about partners working), only your NI credit. It should not affect your Tax Credits.

[JOHNNYBOYJO]

Hello

Thanks. Is there any way i can clarify any of this? If ive signed for JSA for over a year does this not class as a contribution towards ESA?

[DMG123]

It works out the same, if you are not entitled to JSA payments then it means you are not entitled to contribution based benefits, only income based. And as your wife works, you are not entitled to any income based benefits due to her salary as she is classed as earning enough to support you. If you were entitled you would be getting JSA payments and not just Ni Credits so you will not get ESA payments either Im afraid. You can ring the jobcentre to confirm this, but Im sorry to tell you that you will get the same answer. You are not entitled. Being on the sick ie ESA, doesn't qualify you in a different way, its all the same.

[JOHNNYBOYJO]

Thank you

Could you tell me how would this affect the Tax Credits side of things? If i were to go onto ESA. As it stands tax credits has been reducing in amounts being paid to us for the past year. My son is still in education (17 years old) so i assume that it wouldn't have affected the tax credits.?

[JOHNNYBOYJO]

Could you tell me how would this affect the Tax Credits side of things?

[antone]

A change from JSA to ESA will not affect your tax credits one or the other.

[JOHNNYBOYJO]

Thank you. Could you also tell me under ESA is it Class 1 National insurance credits paid?

[antone]

Yes, class 1 credits, same as JSA.