claiming for benefits

[pushybabe1]

i left my job a week last week as i felt that my boss was constantly picking on me , there was no witnesses to any of this so i would frankly like to forget about it and move on, so my question is that i know i cant claim for jobseekers allowance as i have given up a job, so what else may i be entitled to, hubby works and we have no kids and have own home thanx all

[hc4361]

You should still register at the JobCentre and sign on (or whatever it is called these days) to get your NI stamp.

From the limited information you've given you aren't entitled to claim for anything, but your husband may be able to claim council tax benefits and other benefits if his income is low enough

[albaqwerty]

Working tax credits is all I can suggest.
Sign on tho to keep your NI contributions ongoing.

[China Doll]

I think it might depend on what your other half earns. I know my sister's boyfriend didn't get much by the way of benefits as she was working and was expected to support him, and her work is not well paid at all. I'm not an expert though.

[albaqwerty]

If you own your own home, you get no help with CT or mortgage but you would with a council property.

[ladybirder]

Alba that's wrong. You can get cT help if you own your own property.

http://www.direct.gov...ow_income/DG_10018923

[albaqwerty]

Aah, thank you LB, I get used to one set of rules (through personal experience, different from pushybabe's circumstances tho) and they go and change and or update them. I must stop living in the past.

[hc4361]

You can also get mortgage interest relief if your income is low enough

[LoftyLottie]

Sign on, giving your reason for leaving your job. Sometimes the reason is good enough for them to consider paying you straight away and as others have said you will then get your N.I. paid. Also, leaving a job doesn't exclude you from JSA. It just means you have to wait for a period of time. So sign on straight away and get your claim in.

[mauritiano]

hiya!! i was in a very similar situation (as in i had to leave my job)..u will be eligible for jsa. I think you've got a good reason for leaving your job.Make sure u apply straight away, I didn't and i've learnt from my mistakes... It will also depends on how much u have in your savings and how much your partner is earning. You could also try council and housing benefits (but i'm not sure about this one). Hope this help. Good luck

[LoftyLottie]

Don't forget about Contributions based JSA as well, that is just dependent on whether you have paid the right amount of NI contributions over a given two years period.

[LoftyLottie]

Partner's earnings, savings, circumstances make no difference to contributions based jsa. If you paid the right NI contributions you are entitled to it whatever your circumstances.

[factor-fiction]

I was always under the impression that JSA wasn't payable if you left voluntarily but now I'm not sure. On the two occasions I had to claim contribution based JSA for short periods I was never pressed on the reasons for leaving. I simply handed over my P45 and they put me into the system. I doubt very much they rang my previous employer to establish the reason.

[pushybabe1]

thanx all have been in touch and i go to see them on monday morning