ricgem2002 Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 a friend of mine has just been told that he cant claim jsa because he hasn't paid enough ni contributions. for the past 15 months he has been an employee and prior to that worked at an agency. they say that they have calculated this on his 2013-2014 contributions. is he entitled to any other benefit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annbaker Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 (edited) He can claim JSA(IS) means tested rather than JSA© which is conts based and they don't just use one year to assess your NI conts these days. There's no such thing as can't claim. You can claim anything you like and provided you meet the conditions for getting it you will. https://www.gov.uk/jobseekers-allowance/eligibility See point re two years and not just one for NI conts paid and associated conditions https://www.gov.uk/jobseekers-allowance/what-youll-get Edited June 20, 2015 by annbaker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melthebell Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 in my day jobseekers allowence was for those that hadnt paid in enough, there was another payment for those that had Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annbaker Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 In the old days when I started it was Unemployment Benefit for those who had and Supplementary Benefit for those who hadn't. Since 1996 it's been JSA - ether the conts based or Income support variant. You only get JSA© for 6 months unlike UB which you got for a year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melthebell Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 ah i stopped in 95, after i started where i work now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricgem2002 Posted June 20, 2015 Author Share Posted June 20, 2015 he going to phone them on Monday apparently his wife works over 30 hours and he been told he wont get owt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annbaker Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 (edited) he going to phone them on Monday apparently his wife works over 30 hours and he been told he wont get owt It depends on what's coming into the house money wise - BUT tell him to ask even if he gets no money if he can sign on for credits only. This is very very important. You basically get an NI stamp as well as your dole each week and the Govt is changing the pensions qualifying rules next year so it's important that you don;t have gaps on your NI record. Might not matter now but it will when he wants his State Pension/ Too late to do anything about it when it gets to that stage so best sorted now see below https://www.gov.uk/national-insurance-credits/eligibility They may trying to fob him off cos it's one of these things doesn't happen every day so if he gets someone who says he can't he asks for a supervisor cos he can! But it is perfectly legit to do provided he satisfies the qualifying conditions i.e. like someone getting JSA he's actively seeking work. Edited June 20, 2015 by annbaker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricgem2002 Posted June 20, 2015 Author Share Posted June 20, 2015 It depends on what's coming into the house money wise - BUT tell him to ask even if he gets no money if he can sign on for credits only. This is very very important. You basically get an NI stamp as well as your dole each week and the Govt is changing the pensions qualifying rules next year so it's important that you don;t have gaps on your NI record. Might not matter now but it will when he wants his State Pension/ Too late to do anything about it when it gets to that stage so best sorted now see below https://www.gov.uk/national-insurance-credits/eligibility so if he signs on just for his credits then what would happen to him if he were sanctioned (they cant stop his money he aint getting none)would he still get his credits ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melthebell Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 so if he signs on just for his credits then what would happen to him if he were sanctioned (they cant stop his money he aint getting none)would he still get his credits ? you can, ive been sanctioned before but signed on just for my stamps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annbaker Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 (edited) you can, ive been sanctioned before but signed on just for my stamps Yup you can and should! He'll need them when he hits retirement age He needs to read this https://www.gov.uk/new-state-pension Edited June 20, 2015 by annbaker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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