Originally posted by northernladuk
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Originally posted by malvolio View PostDon't see why not. The rules haven't changed, only the rates. You're asking about how to get it, not how much it's worth.
Anyway, JSA is not means tested, it's a flat rate allowance. As soon as you want help paying for mortgage interest and the like it gets a litle harder. AS yuo would know if you rad the book...
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Originally posted by psychocandy View PostHave done but it refers to tax year 2009 which doesn't exactly fill me with confidence as to its relevance.
Anyway, JSA is not means tested, it's a flat rate allowance. As soon as you want help paying for mortgage interest and the like it gets a litle harder. AS yuo would know if you rad the book...
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Originally posted by malvolio View PostSilly thought but why not read the PCG's guide to JSA and get the definitive answers?
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Originally posted by ThomserveBAS View PostPut it in partner/spouse account?
EDIT: That's a question not a recommendation
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Originally posted by psychocandy View PostOn a similar note, I see the savings limit for any sort of other benefit is £16K. Not a huge amount.
Seems a bit unfair that the system caters for those who piss it all up against the wall and not for those who make a bit of effort saving.
Just wondering if there's any way around this? Stick savings offshore/ cash it all out? Buy gold? Wonga loan?
EDIT: That's a question not a recommendation
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On a similar note, I see the savings limit for any sort of other benefit is £16K. Not a huge amount.
Seems a bit unfair that the system caters for those who piss it all up against the wall and not for those who make a bit of effort saving.
Just wondering if there's any way around this? Stick savings offshore/ cash it all out? Buy gold? Wonga loan?
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Originally posted by northernladuk View PostYou could of course go back to the thread you started Jan 2012 year on exactly the same topic??
http://forums.contractoruk.com/busin...jsa-bench.html
Or back to the thread you started in Oct 2012 on exactly the same topic??
http://forums.contractoruk.com/accou...alary-etc.html
or just general searches of other threads.....
http://claiming JSA site:forums.cont...counting-legal
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You could of course go back to the thread you started Jan 2012 year on exactly the same topic??
http://forums.contractoruk.com/busin...jsa-bench.html
Or back to the thread you started in Oct 2012 on exactly the same topic??
http://forums.contractoruk.com/accou...alary-etc.html
or just general searches of other threads.....
http://claiming JSA site:forums.cont...counting-legalLast edited by northernladuk; 24 June 2013, 11:01.
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Originally posted by psychocandy View PostIts been a few years and I remember it being somewhat problematic but has anyone done recently when on the bench?
Personally, I think you can claim as you're not working and available for work. Probably can't continue to pay yourself salary from limited company and not sure about dividends (but then again if I got dividends from barclays shares it hardly effects my employment status).
But, I take pretty much all the money out as dividends and stick in personal savings anyway. Pretty sure contribution-based JSA doesnt take account of savings either.
Yes, its complicated and the job centre is not a cool place. OK, there are those who won't bother but the way I look at it is its £71.70 a week for bugger all. Or £310 a month I don't have to take out of my savings.
Worse comes to the worse and I'm the bench for 6 months (max time for JSA). Thats £1860 in JSA which, in effect for me, makes savings last another month. Worth it IMHO.
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Feckless! Scrounger! Foreign! Leftie scum!
Sorry I have run out of steroids and I have regressed into Daily Hail mode.
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Claiming contributions based JSA
Its been a few years and I remember it being somewhat problematic but has anyone done recently when on the bench?
Personally, I think you can claim as you're not working and available for work. Probably can't continue to pay yourself salary from limited company and not sure about dividends (but then again if I got dividends from barclays shares it hardly effects my employment status).
But, I take pretty much all the money out as dividends and stick in personal savings anyway. Pretty sure contribution-based JSA doesnt take account of savings either.
Yes, its complicated and the job centre is not a cool place. OK, there are those who won't bother but the way I look at it is its £71.70 a week for bugger all. Or £310 a month I don't have to take out of my savings.
Worse comes to the worse and I'm the bench for 6 months (max time for JSA). Thats £1860 in JSA which, in effect for me, makes savings last another month. Worth it IMHO.Tags: None
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