I will be travelling abroad for 7-10 days and will be signing off, I am on old style JSA and want to avoid if possible making a fresh claim for UC and make a rapid reclaim for JSA instead upon my return.
Would it not be the case that if I signed off from JSA for one week to go overseas then I would need to make a claim for housing benefit due to a change of circumstances to cover me for the period I am on zero income.
So I make my housing benefit claim immediately after I close down my JSA claim.
Therefore I cannot go on UC due to me awaiting a desicion for housing benefit ?
If you've applied for other benefits
You can’t get Universal Credit if you've applied for any of the following and you're waiting for a decision:
Jobseeker’s Allowance
Employment and Support Allowance
Income Support
Housing Benefit
Child Tax Credit
Working Tax Credit
Thoughts ?