Background- This isn’t for my but my poor brother. He’s been furloughed but thinks he’s going to be made redundant as other people in his dept are going back and not him. No ones fault just one of those things. Worked there about 9 years full time.
So he asked me if I have any idea what he’d be entitled to but it looks quite complicated. I believe unless you’re in the situation (which he’s not.... yet, they won’t give any figures)
I had a look on a couple of the benefit calculators last night for him and I’m a bit bamboozled myself. The UC calculator asks if you’re entitled to JSA (or something I can’t fully remember) but how are you suppose to know? It just seems complicated to someone that has no clue.
He’s got 2 children 4 and 13 and he has them 3/4 nights a week depending on their mums shifts at work. It worked great between them as he worked 9-5 Monday - Friday so was able to collect from school etc.. when she was at work. (Mums engaged some someone else)
He’s in a panic as he’s unlikely be able to get another job that’s 9-5 Monday to Friday. So he could get a job but the childcare arrangements wouldn’t allow it. There’s no grandparents available to help. He also has a mortgage.
He’d happily take any job asking as fits in with school etc.
Does anyone have a clue what he’d be entitled to and roughly how much??
I’ve heard about sanctions etc if you don’t go to the job centre etc but how would that work? There’s no childminders that do pick ups from that school the last he checked?
Thanks for the advice
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Single dad (shares custody) possibly made redundant- advice on what financial help would be available please?
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Hunnybears · 20/05/2020 16:31
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