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  • meme 31 Jan 2013 21:15:58 15,520 posts
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    darkmorgado wrote:
    HairyArse wrote:
    Can anyone that knows anything about this shit explain to me why my girlfriend, who has been unemployed now since the end of July, is entitled to zero job seeker's allowance?

    The official explanation is that she's not made enough NI contributions, but yet she's had it paid every month for the past god knows how many years in all her previous jobs. She declared that she lives with me but as I don't earn a ridiculous amount it's not the case that my income is enough to cover us both.

    My gf insists she's explored all avenues and the simple fact is she's entitled to nowt but I thought I'd do some investigating of my own...
    If she lives with you, your income is taken into account too.
    He's been waiting over three years for an explanation.

    GHOSTBUSTERS

  • Ka-blamo 31 Jan 2013 21:50:56 6,455 posts
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    HairyArse wrote:
    She declared that she lives with me but as I don't earn a ridiculous amount it's not the case that my income is enough to cover us both.
    If you're working full time and living with her then she will get nothing, your earnings not being able to cover you both is irrelevant(to them) Average income just about covers one person let alone two, it's flabbergasting how simplistically they see this aspect of JSA.

    I completely empathise with you, this is a relatively common problem. I've known about friends living together as a couple in a similar situation to you and they had no choice but for the one unemployed to lie about being together on any forms.

    Edit: stupid bumpers, 3 year old post im replying to lol

    Edited by Ka-blamo at 21:52:37 31-01-2013
  • pacrifice 31 Jan 2013 23:11:13 837 posts
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    Thanx for the info everyone.

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