Married Couple On The Dole

[kloofnek]

If a married couple are both unemployed,do they sign on separately or does the husband do this for both of them.

[Dee Sa]

separately surely ?or how would they know the wife was job searching they would want proof not just the husband's word.

[kloofnek]

At one time,the husband claimed for both of them..the wife not working of course.They would know if the wife is not working ,just by putting in her NIN,no??
This is just a hypothetical question,nothing more

[boxtops]

Separately - depends how old she is, if she's paid full NI all her life, etc., as to how much she might get.

[kloofnek]

Thanks,so it is possible for a wife to be signing on,what if the husband is on long-term sickness benefit

[maggiebee]

If the wife is looking for a job and is on job-seekers allowance she would have to sign on no matter what her husband's status might be.