HSMP Earnings - 12 months out of 15 months

[antony]

Hi,

I am in need of a clarification regarding the HSMP earnings for one of my friend.

Guidance Notes April 2007

Introduction and Points Available
You can claim points for your previous
earnings obtained from your work.
We will assess your gross earnings before tax
over a total period of up to 12 months out of the
15 months immediately prior to your application.
The earnings can be for any 12 month period out
of the last 15 months. This applies if you are in
salaried or non-salaried employment.

My query:
1) Can we keep the pay slips for any of the 12 months within the 15 month period?

2) If yes, Does the payslips should be in the order of 12 months? OR can there be a split of the pay slips. Eg: April 2006, June 2006, July 2006, Aug 2006, Sep 2006, Nov 2006, Dec 2006, Jan 2007, Feb 2007, Mar 2007, Apr 2007, May 2007.
[Note: Here the May 2006, Oct 2006 payslip is not included. ]
If the May 2006 and Oct 2006 payslips are not included, my friend is eligible for 75 points, else he is not eligible.

Please pour your suggestions whether we can go ahead with the payslips information, since it is Critical for applying for HSMP.

Regards,
Antony

[SYH]

Any 12 months period, means consecutive months

[adnantps]

yes 12 months mean 12 consecutive months...dont try to fool the caseworker

[apeterso925]

yes 12 months mean 12 consecutive months...dont try to fool the caseworker

Actually, this was just discussed in another post...my own original interpretation of "any 12 months" was that it had to be a continuous/consecutive period, but others disagreed.

At this point, I think I agree with others, "any 12 months" doesn't necessarily mean that the 12 months have to be in a row...but the wording isn't very clear.

Has anyone gotten approval using a nonconsecutive period?

[hnbird]

hey apeterso25--

i just got an email back from hsmp. i asked about this issue, and he/she wrote that it need to be consecutive 12 months out of 15 months. They also clarified that it is 365 days, 12 months.
have you heard anything yet?
--hnbird

[apeterso925]

hey apeterso25--

i just got an email back from hsmp. i asked about this issue, and he/she wrote that it need to be consecutive 12 months out of 15 months. They also clarified that it is 365 days, 12 months.
have you heard anything yet?
--hnbird

Ok, so I wasn't losing my mind! Well, not related to this at least That was how I originally interpreted it.

The latest for me is that my application is either en route or just arrived to the HO It left my solicitor's office yesterday.

So, next step is to see the charge on my credit card...fingers crossed that this all goes quickly and smoothly!

Good luck to you