Background:
worked at same company 10 years - being made redundant at end of july.
getting a £25K redundancy package.
DH works but we need both incomes to sustain a moderate standard of living.
I want to claim JSA while i am looking for work. (The work i do is mostly based in London and I live a £40 train fare away so assuming i get interviews the train fare alone will cost me a pretty penny)
I mentioned this to a friend who thought it was a disgrace as i have a redundancy package to see me through. It's got me wondering. On one hand I think that if i am eligible (a whole other question) then why shouldn't I claim as I have been paying into the system for 15 years and I will be an active job seeker, but I also see my friend's point that I don't need the JSA as I have my redundancy to pay for train fares/petrol etc to get to interviews.
So, I've got my hard hat on! Am I being Unreasonable to claim JSA??
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to claim JSA when i have been made redundant?
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lifeafterredundancy · 11/06/2012 15:32
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Toughasoldboots ·
11/06/2012 15:40
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