Jsa

[Lula]

Hi there, I have tried to claim JSA and today have received a letter stating that I havn't contributed enough, I started back to work in April 2011 and finished in March 2013, they are tellin me that as I didnt work in the tax year 2010/2011 I am not eligible.

 

IK found this but I dont know how current this is "you must have paid (or been credited with) sufficient national insurance contributions in one of the two complete tax years before the start of the calendar year in which you claim."

 

Which would mean that they are wrong as I worked in one of those full tax years and was credited for the other one as I was claiming child benefit.

 

Can anyone tell me if this is correct?

 

Thanks in advance

Edited May 10, 2013 by Lula
added a bit

[flumps1976]

The contribution based element for JSA is based only on the class one contributions paid through employment not through any other form sorry. So child benefit updates your NI record towards your state pension but not for any other contribution based benefits.

[Lula]

Thanks for your reply, but how long must the contributions be collected, the Leicester uni site says one of the two previous tax years and the JSA people say two?

[flumps1976]

It is the previous two tax years so a claim made today would be 2010/11 and 2011/12.

You need to have paid class 1 national insurance for at least 26 weeks through paid employment for at least 26 weeks in each of the tax years.