Benefit's cut ?

[ClinkatyClank]

My JSA is cut by £19.28 today ?

Also, I received a letter this morning from JCP stating "Jobeesker's Allowance based on National Insurance Contributions is payable up to a maximum of 182 days based one one set of tax years. Our records show that you have received 182 days allowance.

You may still be able to get Jobseeker's Allowance if you do not have enough money to live on. Ask at the office about JSA based on your income."

Has this got anything to do with the reduced JSA today ?

What should I do ?

[factor-fiction]

This is nothing to do with any changes that may have happened today. Contribution based JSA has been, and remains, payable for only 6 months. You can apply for Income based JSA but if you have a lot of savings or a partner that earns a reasonable wage you may receive little or no JSA

[Buenchico]

If it's your final payment of contribution-based JSA then you'll only be paid up until the last day of entitlement. You've been getting paid for 14 days at a time but your final payment is only for 12 days (because your entitlement didn't cover 'Day 13' & 'Day 14').

As Factor30 indicates, you can now be considered for income-based JSA but, unlike contribution-based JSA, it's mean-tested. If you live on your own, with no substantial savings, you'll get the same amount as before but if you've got savings, or a partner in employment, the amount will be reduced (and may well be nil).

If you do qualify for income-base JSA you'll now be entitled to certain other benefits, such as free NHS prescriptions, free eye-tests and help with the cost of glasses.

Chris

[tonywiltshire]

There are two types of Job Seekers Allowance (JSA), Contribution and Income based, You must be in receipt of Contribution based JSA which as the DWP say is only available for 182 days.
You should now be eligible for Income Based JSA if you do not have a great deal of capital, your partner does not work over 24 hours a week, if you have one, and you are available for work. The amounts payable for the two types of JSA are the same.

The deductions will probably be that some income has been received, which has changed your applicable amount, or deductions, which can be made from IB JSA, usually fines, council tax arrears or child maintenance.

[factor-fiction]

I think Chris's explanation of the reduced amount this period is correct- it looks like the final JSA payment covers 12 days rather than the usuaal 14 days

[tonywiltshire]

factor30 & buenchico. It may be the 12 days payment rather than 14 days payment but assuming he is over 25 and getting the maximum £64.30 per week, his loss of £19.28 does not tie up, it is too high.
The nice thing is if he asks the DWP they will explain all.

[Buenchico]

Tony:
JSA is currently £67.50 per week. Dividing by 7 and multiplying by 5 gives £48.214p (to 5 s.f) but, for the purpose of calculating benefits, fractions of a penny are always rounded up. So the correct payment for 5 days should be £48.22, which is exactly £19.28 short of the figure for a full week.

[tonywiltshire]

Buenchico,

Thanks but www.jobseekers-allowance.com/JSA shows JSA at £64.30 as of today.

[THECORBYLOON]

Tony it's definitely £67.50 each week and has been since April last year.

[tonywiltshire]

Thanks CORBY, have a look at the site I mention above.

[THECORBYLOON]

Tony, I have looked at that site but the rate is two years out of date, that's the 2009/2010 rate.

[ABerrant]

www.jobseekers-allowance.com is a privately run website, claims no guarantee of accuracy and has no affiliation with any official UK body, e.g. DWP...
http://www.jobseekers...rmsandconditions.html

Here is the UK government's website...
http://www.direct.gov...lasset/dg_200090.html

[THECORBYLOON]

I see that the JSA site is wrong about it being based on the contributions paid in the last two tax years.