voluntary redundancy and claiming unemployment benefit

[juleejules]

If I take voluntary redundancy with pay in lieu of notice when can I claim unemployment benefit?

[buildersmate]

After a period of time equal to the notice period you were paid for. Unfortunately it is regarded that you've had money for those weeks.

[Bronson]

Ask at your local Job Centre or Unemployment Benefits Office for a definitive answer.

I doubt very much that you will get anything for the pay coveringy the notice period.

However, if you made yourself voluntarily unemployed, then I doubt that you would be entitled to Job Seeker's Allowance.

But ask them, there are almost certainly special rules with voluntary redundancy!