hotbird Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 im asking this for a friend if they was claiming jsa would they be able to do volountry work or work experience at a company if they was willing to let them with no wages and would they still be able to claim jsa while they was doing volountry work or work experience Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinfoilhat Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 They'd be very brave to admit it on here! Citizens advice bereau might be worth a go. Of course job centre staff might know too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotbird Posted August 14, 2013 Author Share Posted August 14, 2013 pm me if don't want to admit in public lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megalithic Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 You have to be actively seeking and available for work, so i doubt it would be allowed. Could be wrong though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mafya Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 im asking this for a friend if they was claiming jsa would they be able to do volountry work or work experience at a company if they was willing to let them with no wages and would they still be able to claim jsa while they was doing volountry work or work experience If there was a possible job at the end of the work experience than he could say it is a sort of work trial thing, I'm sure the jobcentre run similar schemes themselves. If it was just to get work experience than I'm not sure if they would allow it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
switchcode Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 You can work voluntarily, even full time, so long as no wage is paid, and you are able to begin paid work within 2 week's notice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mingle Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 i heard you can do two days voluntary or paid work and still sign on and get jsa minus the earnings for those two days. i could be wrong, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghozer Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 im asking this for a friend if they was claiming jsa would they be able to do volountry work or work experience at a company if they was willing to let them with no wages and would they still be able to claim jsa while they was doing volountry work or work experience You can do as much voluntary work as you want now (it used to be no more than 16 hours/week max) - providing you still do your required job search, and when you do find a job you leave the voluntary work immediately to start work... Oh, and you need to declare it, but it won't affect anything... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angos Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 im asking this for a friend if they was claiming jsa would they be able to do volountry work or work experience at a company if they was willing to let them with no wages and would they still be able to claim jsa while they was doing volountry work or work experience How volunteering affects your benefits Volunteering shouldn’t affect your right to benefits. As long as the only money you receive is to cover your volunteering expenses, such as travel. There are no limits on the amount of time you can volunteer for, as long as you continue to meet the conditions of the benefit or tax credit you are receiving. For example, if you receive Jobseekers Allowance you must still be actively seeking a full-time job able to attend job interviews at 48 hours' notice be available to work at one week’s notice https://www.gov.uk/volunteering/when-people-can-volunteer http://www.dwp.gov.uk/docs/dwp1023.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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