Transitioning from Contracting to Benefit's

[richard101]

Hi friends

Having been unable to get a contract (or permanent) work since March, I want to stop living off my previous earnings and start get housing-benefit etc.

I have a limited-company and an accounting-agency who treat me like an employee IE: I get monthly wage-slips (about 7k pa)

I want to smooth my transition into unemployment, for example can I make myself redundant? (note: I'm not asking about my eligibility for redundancy-payments, just being made redundant would sit well with the benefits people - I guess).

Any advise please?

Richard

[Sockpuppet]

You can make yourself redundant.

You'll need to go to the Job Centre and most benefits are means tested so if you've got savings don't expect to claim them.

[psychocandy]

Nope. For first so many months, JSA is contributions-based. Basically, if you're not working, and you've paid NI you can get it.

To be honest, I'd be down there monday after I finished. Bit complicated if you've still got money in the company but it can be sorted.

Not sure if its changed now, but 10 years ago I did this and claimed straight away. Bit of hassle but it all went through in the end.

[chef]

previously discussed here

[insur]

previously discussed here

I've never claimed any sort of benefit since I started working.

But I just clicked on the link and entered my details on the site and goodness me, the amount that can be earned from welfare
is not far off some salaries being offered for permie devs outside the big smoke.

[petergriffin]

But I just clicked on the link and entered my details on the site and goodness me, the amount that can be earned from welfare
is not far off some salaries being offered for permie devs outside the big smoke.

Bollox. Examples please!

[richard101]

Hi again all

How do I do this? in practice. Do I email myself giving myself notice? with my name on the top And the bottom of the letter? The whole point is to look credible.

Richard

[TestMangler]

Hi again all

How do I do this? in practice. Do I email myself giving myself notice? with my name on the top And the bottom of the letter? The whole point is to look credible.

Richard

Doesn't matter a f'k matey. Just phone the number and answer the questions. Try to make sure you have less than 16K in personal and business accounts. On second thoughts, don't try, make sure...

[Support Monkey]

Good luck, its not a good position to be in and to be honest you would be better off just taking some low level factory job instead

To claim JSA you need to apply for 3 jobs a week every week they will want your CV when you go for your meeting and you have to go through the process of reporting your actions every 2 weeks

for Housing i am assuming you have kids and are living in rented accomadation, you will need to be in receipt of JSA or other benefits before you can claim

you will need to declare any money in the company\personal which will be set against what your entitled to

and its a soul destroying process for anyone, Just saying like

[kingcook]

To claim JSA you need to apply for 3 jobs a week every week they will want your CV when you go for your meeting and you have to go through the process of reporting your actions every 2 weeks

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Seriously though, you don't need to apply for 3 jobs per week. For me, I had to just show that i'd looked for jobs. They are pretty lenient for the first 3 months (or maybe 6). After that, they take a harder line and expect you to apply for jobs outside of your comfort zone (e.g. if you're a Java developer, they'd expect you to look for jobs that has anything to do with a computer).

you will need to declare any money in the company\personal which will be set against what your entitled to

I wasn't asked about my company's bank balance when I applied.