unemployment

[berniecuddles]

I am bloody fuming, i have worked for 35 years and have been made redundant 5 months and 2 weeks ago. i signed on and get £123 a fortnight job seekers allowance now im being told that i will have to be means tested as i have not payed enough in after 180 days of claiming???
i must have sent off for over 50 jobs and 99% never even answer you to say no!
Now They want to go through all my and my wifes bank details to see what money i have and savings too!!
i sign on every two weeks and 80% are foreign who are signing on there and have not contributed one thing to this country but expect everything to be handed out to them, it makes me sick!!!
what is going on no wonder everybody wants to come here its a f**king joke!!!
what a country help everyone but your own unemployed!!

[dothawkes31]

I have my letter saying that I am only entitled to JSA until the end of Feb as my contributions will have been used upo, and I have worked full time aparty from 6 years since i was 16 and I am 53!!!! I don;t understand it, but I know you change to another benefit, my eldest son was in income based JSA for 18 months with no problems! But it musty have all changed now, I don;t understand why people who have paid in cannot claim yet those who have never worked can.

[weeal]

dot isnt foreign ^ she just canny type lol

[zzxxee]

hi weeal hi dot x
it doesnt seem fair does it dot?

[weeal]

hi zzxxee, youre right its not fair, it makes no sense, we dont look after our own in this country.

[dothawkes31]

I've not put th'big light on yet so I'm typin in't dark

[weeal]

ha Dot, get the light on will ye
Thought I would just explain that as your post did look a bit foreign - pmsl

[zzxxee]

i have a candle if you want one dot xx

[zzxxee]

awwwww candle in the wind i love that song x

[hc4361]

You get a maximum 182 days contribution based JSA. You need to have paid NI for two years preceding your claim. You get this regardless of how much your partner is earning or how much you have in savings and other assets.
After that time, you switch to Income Based JSA. If you have savings above the threshold or a family income, you will not get it.
I don't see why you think other tax payers should support you if you have savings.

[sara3]

yep. you've probably exhausted the 6 month's of Contributory JSA and now have to apply for Income Based JSA.

it may surprise you to know that you don't have to be born in the heart of England to qualify for JSA.

[caththecrazy]

So the government telling people to d=save for their old age is useless then.

Some people spend all their money on cigarettes, drink and going out others save and when both lose their jobs - the saver loses out and the non saver gets it all paid for?

What about if you're sick though? So you haven't been able to work for the previous 2 years?

The benefits system in this country is a joke. I agree with you bernie there are too many people who come and pay nothing and they know all the loop holes.

[TCL-MUMPING]

"i sign on every two weeks and 80% are foreign who are signing on there and have not contributed one thing to this country but expect everything to be handed out to them, it makes me sick!!"

Hmm, you know everyone else's National Insurance contribution and work records do you? You should get in touch wi the local Benefit Delivery Centre, rather than use expensive computer records to see if folk qualify for JSA, they can just 'phone you and ask.