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I heard on the radio the other day that unemployment benefits in the UK are interminable, is that correct? Are there any restrictions or minimum amounts of time you have to work?
 
'Ello.

There are limits, you have to have been in work for a certain amount of time, you can't have quit, your parents can't be claiming child benefit. You can't have a job that pays over a certain amount or where you work more than (I think it's) 12 hours per week.

Also, if you are offered a job and turn it down the stop it.

You can claim it forever, but you have to attend training, and a few weeks at an apprenticeship style work thing, you also have to learn how to write a CV, apply for a certain number of jobs per week etc etc.

Other than that it's £49 or so a week.
 
HAL9000 said:
'Ello.

There are limits, you have to have been in work for a certain amount of time, you can't have quit, your parents can't be claiming child benefit. You can't have a job that pays over a certain amount or where you work more than (I think it's) 12 hours per week.

Also, if you are offered a job and turn it down the stop it.

You can claim it forever, but you have to attend training, and a few weeks at an apprenticeship style work thing, you also have to learn how to write a CV, apply for a certain number of jobs per week etc etc.

Other than that it's £49 or so a week.
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WTF £49 a week? No way you can live on that. Here the average is a little over $300/week.
 
Locut0s said:
WTF £49 a week? No way you can live on that. Here the average is a little over $300/week.
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Wow!

No you can't live on that, but there is also housing benefit, which is about £450 per month, child benefit, loads of others, this one is just for if you can't get a job.
 
HAL9000 said:
'Ello.

There are limits, you have to have been in work for a certain amount of time, you can't have quit, your parents can't be claiming child benefit. You can't have a job that pays over a certain amount or where you work more than (I think it's) 12 hours per week.

Also, if you are offered a job and turn it down the stop it.

You can claim it forever, but you have to attend training, and a few weeks at an apprenticeship style work thing, you also have to learn how to write a CV, apply for a certain number of jobs per week etc etc.

Other than that it's £49 or so a week.
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Is that 49 number correct? I thought 49 pounds wouldn't get you out of Denny's.
 
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