This is a technical question and would really appreciate some advice: My (CB) JSA claim and our HB claim finally came through. I was having a look at the HB calculation sheet and noticed that my weekly CB (JSA) was included as part of the household's weekly income which reduces our HB payments. Is t...

Guys, I need some more help/guidance: It's been over 2 weeks since my husband and I applied for Local Housing Allowance (HB) from our local council. On the the day of the interview the officer said we should expect a decision within 10 working days (2 weeks). I made a follow up call today and spoke ...

hmmm. I've got a linked question . . kinda. Im a FT student, British citizen. My wife is on 2 year spouse visa, we have a 1 yr old son. I'm getting the impression that I can apply for HB and that this won't affect my wife's application for ILR/2 yr extension? If this is the case, can someone confir...

Thanks jhash - very helpful comments.

I will be attending my 1st sign on next week so will try to get clarification on a number of issues. It's all so new to me which is why i'm making doubly sure I do not miss anything!

Thanks again.

Anyone care to help? Or am I not asking the right questions

Ok, so I attended the Job centre yesterday and filed a claim for contribution based JSA. The agent advised that, as it is my 1st claim, it will take upwards of 2 weeks to be decided. However my "signing on" date took effect from yesterday and I am meant to report back every 2 weeks for a r...

Thanks yankeegirl and 86ti. I have since spoken with the jobcentre plus and after an online evaluation the agent said that I appear to be eligible for income based JSA because my husband works under 24 hours a week. I cannot wrap my head around this... I explicitly explained to the agent that i was ...

I would still like some further comments as to whether my husband can apply for HB and if i'm entitled to contribution/income based JSA.

Hoping to hear from anyone...

Public funds and benefits are the same thing as far as whether you're entitled to them or not. Technically they are different but at the end of the day the benefits come from the public fund, ie taxpayers money. Still, that didn't stop the MPs from abusing it! JSA is either income based or contribu...

For you, it depends whether your visa has on it 'no recourse to public funds' or not. If it has that then no you can't claim anything. I'm sure someone will correct me if i'm wrong :) Thanks for your input meats. As the non-EEA spouse of a EU national (married for almost 2 years) I hold a UK Reside...

Hi all, I would like for knowledgeable forum members to assist with this please: I, a non-EEA spouse, am currently unemployed (though daily seeking employment) and would like some clarification re the above. My employment history has been: Jan 07 - Feb. 08 - in full time employment Mar. 08 - July. 0...