Possible Job Offer

[nailit]

Been offered a part time job after years of unemployment.
Got to look into the ins and outs of it first. Even the person who offered me the job has told me to check out the facts first and make sure that I would better off taking it.
Its with the foodbank who I have being voluntarily working for as a van driver for the past 5 months or so.
I asked on a previous thread about working part time while still claiming benefits to top up my pay to a liveable/sustainable level and looking around the internet it DOES seem to be a minefield. Id be more than happy to accept the position...even if I would be a little bit worse off..(I want to work and earn my own keep) but don't want to accept if I wouldn't be able to support myself at all. Will have to make an appointment with CAB.

Has anyone any experience with working part time and claiming some kind of benefit at the same time?
(IE Housing benefit, etc,)?

Im not a sponger, I wish to pay my own way, I also wish to survive and to be able to eat and keep a roof over my head. Having been homeless and penniless in the past Im sure that you can understand that, but I don't want to be reliant on benefits for the rest of my life. Just don't want to make myself worse off than I am now.

Thanks.

[bednobs]

i have ot one this but i believe it may hinge on what the hours aare/ What are they?

[bednobs]

well done btw!

[murraymints]

you can ask for an in work benefit calculation at the benefit office ! I used to do them often

[scorpiojo]

Use the calculator here

https://www.entitledto.co.uk

[murraymints]

hope it works out for you nailit..you deserve a break xx

[Tilly2]

Well done that man!

I do hope you are going to be able to take up this opportunity. Good luck with it all.

[ummmm]

Can you not go on the tools?

[Tilly2]

I have sixteen hours a week in my head... I'm not sure though.

[nailit]

In work benefit calculator doesn't tell me about housing benefit, council tax etc or about prescription charges, dental work etc.
I WANT this job, but its a bit pointless if im going to be worse off.
Need all the facts beforehand.

[scorpiojo]

It does tell you about housing costs.

[nailit]

//Can you not go on the tools?//
Lost me there ummm?

[scorpiojo]

https://www.nhs.uk/using-the-nhs/help-with-health-costs/get-help-with-prescription-costs/

[scorpiojo]

https://www.nhs.uk/using-the-nhs/help-with-health-costs/get-help-with-dental-costs/

[nailit]

//I have sixteen hours a week in my head... I'm not sure though.//
Been offered 14 hours Tills.
Not a lot but its a start. (espescially at my age)…..

[nailit]

Thanks for the links scorpio, will have a look.
Going on past experience they arnt always 'exact'

[marval]

Well done Nailit, that is good news.

It would be great if you could take it, but you have be sure you can afford to do so.

[nailit]

//Well done Nailit, that is good news.
It would be great if you could take it, but you have be sure you can afford to do so//

Thanks Marvel, it is great news if it pans out, (be the icing on the cake actually) but yes, I will have to make sure that I can afford to take it.

Will have to get back to this thread later now but thanks for all replies, very much appreciated :-)

[nailit]

Still like to know though

//Has anyone any experience with working part time and claiming some kind of benefit at the same time?
(IE Housing benefit, etc,)? //

Nothing like real life experience.

[ferlew]

I so hope it works out for you, everything crossed here.

[Baldric]

Good luck M8, hope it works out for you.