5th December 2011, 07:04 PM
Wax Wrote:Does any one know what the situation is with signing on and being on a zero hours contract? I cannot imaging the benefits officers round here being very sympathetic. It's hard enough persuading them that you are still available for work when you are volunteering. I have come across cases where they are telling porky pies to claimants to keep them from claiming ( possibly an unwritten arrangement to keep people off the unemployment figures?).
You can claim JSA as long as you don't work more than 16 hours a week and say that you are looking for work too. You are asked to provide proof of hours/earnings. For anyone claiming housing/council tax benefits this can be a pain as the hours aren't consistent - they will want proof of all income etc. and will work them out on an average earnings.