Fozzy
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Registered: 30th May 05
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Hi all, wondered if you could help?
Was made redundant about six weeks ago after two years employment. I am due to start university in october, and am currently claiming job seekers allowance. I have today found temp work through an agency, although have been advised there is no guarantee on what hours I will be working each week (could be one day, few days etc.).
I understand I am allowed to work 16 hours a week whilst claiming JSA, but that any money over the first £5 I earn will be deducted from my allowance. Therefore, if I work just one day, I would be technically better off sitting at home and not working.
The thing that baffles me about this is that my allowance is paid on a day rate, where as the money deducted from my allowance will be taken as soon as it is earned. For example, I work one day and lose a full weeks worth of allowance? Ah well, guess I should have expected that from this country eh?
The question is, what should I do about signing off? My hours may or may not be more than 16 per week, so I do not actually know whether I meet the criteria or not. If I sign off, then end up without any work at all I will be waiting weeks to set up a new claim. If I continue to claim, it will no doubt be classed as fraud somehow. What will happen if I "forget" to sign off?
Before anyone starts slating me, I have never claimed any benefits in my life before now, and do not intend to for much longer, just seems an awkward situation and I could do with a bit of advice 
Cheers.
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Ingham
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Registered: 9th May 08
Location: Burnley, Lancashire
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I forgot to sign off and nothing happened, they just sign you off anyway. Just set up a rapid reclaim if you wish to.
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Matty SRi
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Registered: 3rd Dec 08
Location: Stockton-on-Tees Drives: Mk3 Golf GTi
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You put down that your working under 16 hours, so you are still claiming JSA, and if you do over 16 hours for 1 week, you just ring them up and they do it in such a way that u wont get paid for that week, but will do the next week... if you get me?
been through it all before mate
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Fozzy
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Registered: 30th May 05
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quote:
Originally posted by Matty SRi
You put down that your working under 16 hours, so you are still claiming JSA, and if you do over 16 hours for 1 week, you just ring them up and they do it in such a way that u wont get paid for that week, but will do the next week... if you get me?
been through it all before mate
I just feel that if I phone them up and explain, they will then stop my claim and I may end up waiting weeks for another payment if I do not get continuous work? I have no faith in the system at all, it seems the genuine people are the ones that get screwed the most. I mean by working one day a week I would actually be worse off than sitting doing nothing??
What would happen to me if I "forgot" to tell them I was now working unknown hours? 
How would they sign me off, by which I mean how would they know to?
[Edited on 16-08-2010 by Fozzy]
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Twiggy
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Registered: 15th Oct 04
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I had to show pay slips when i advised i was working 12hrs a week... I ended up with around £10 a week JSA. Now after i had driven into town 10 miles round trip. paid to park etc it was not really worth it. But it was another was of looking for work
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