JSA and IR35

[northernladuk]

FTFY

£72 and I dont give a toss.

Point proven.

[speling bee]

A little bit of hassle to start with admitedly. After that its 10 mins every two weeks.

To be honest, if at the beginning you know its going to be two weeks then dont bother but its no good thinking 6 months down the line- tulipe thats £72 x 26 = £1872 I just wasted. Would have paid the mortgage for a few more months at least if I had that now.

I'm very taken by the idea of benefits not claimed being money wasted. You really should be the poster child of Broken Britain . You could even have your own Channel 4 documentary series. Skivor the Whingin'.

[SussexSeagull]

If you do claim JSA when you don't really need it (i.e. you can live until your next contract without it), then don't moan next time you pay tax.

[SpontaneousOrder]

If you do claim JSA when you don't really need it (i.e. you can live until your next contract without it), then don't moan next time you pay tax.

Although, that logic works both ways. It would be entirely consistent to moan about being taxed and then to reclaim what was taken from you via whatever means, including JSA.

I'm all for bankrupting the state, but in this instance I struggle to sympathise because i've too much self-pride in what I'm trying to achieve as a business.

[SussexSeagull]

Although, that logic works both ways. It would be entirely consistent to moan about being taxed and then to reclaim what was taken from you via whatever means, including JSA.

I'm all for bankrupting the state, but in this instance I struggle to sympathise because i've too much self-pride in what I'm trying to achieve as a business.

This is getting somewhat off topic but somewhere along the line benefits changed from being the last resort to the government giving subsidies to business (tax credits and housing benefit) and giving tax rebates to certain lifestyle choices (Child Benefit to the middle classes).

Needs refocusing on tiding people without savings over who are between jobs and helping those who genuinely can't work for medical reasons.

[SpontaneousOrder]

Intuitively though, ignoring the legality of it all, it strikes me as a very 'disguised employee' kind of thing to do.
I wouldn't try to map it to IR35 criteria though - it's (deliberately?) bonkers at it's simplest.

[speling bee]

Just another thought...

If you are a Company Director and claiming JSA having laid yourself off (as an employee), when looking for contract work (rather than a job), does that count as working while claiming JSA, and therefore benefit fraud?

[d000hg]

Because the Dole Office might catch you and throw the book at you.

PC

I rather meant doing bar work instead of claiming JSA.

A little bit of hassle to start with admitedly. After that its 10 mins every two weeks.

You can get into town, queue, talk to the advisor person, and get back home in 10 minutes?

[d000hg]

Also don't you have to issue a P45 when made redundant by your company or something? Being hired and made redundant multiple times a year by the same company must look a bit complicated on some for or another?

[speling bee]

Also don't you have to issue a P45 when made redundant by your company or something? Being hired and made redundant multiple times a year by the same company must look a bit complicated on some for or another?

I think PC has a dodge where his Ltd doesn't make him redundant but lays him off.