to be sick of friends comments?

[WindWhistler]

I was made redundant last year, and was of course devastated. I am a single parent and we had managed to live off the redundancy pay for as long as possible and of course I have savings too which have now significantly gone down.

It has been an awful year and was an awful Christmas too to be honest.

There are not many positions that become available in what I have been trained in so I've found it hard to find a job and have been on many interviews too for various other jobs.

Although I didn't want to I have given it serious thought to start claiming job seekers. Most of my friends know my predicament and so many have said to me, you might as well claim seeing as I've paid so much into the system.

I didn't realise hat all of them would be be giving me job seekers money, if that's true then I am going to be rather well each week.

They seem to forget that their taxes pay for other things. At least 2 of them are currently having treatment on the nhs etc.

aibu to be sick of these comments or am I being too sensitive?

Are they saying that you should claim JSA because they (your friends) have paid into the system on your behalf?

Weird.

Presumably you paid tax and NI when you were working and so have already effectively paid for yourself.

I wouldn't even discuss the situation with friends. None of their business.

Your post isn't clear what your friends have said, sorry. However I'm also a single parent and if I was made redundant I'd be claiming what I could to tide me over until I got another job. No point being a martyr about it. Just claim, and ignore any snidey comments. They're not in your situation, are they?

Your post is a bit confusing sorry - I take it they meant you - as in you personally have paid in when you have been working so take benefits when you need them. Dont see why you should be sick of comments like that.

Are you paying NI? AFAIK you will need to do something re NI contributions to ensure you don't have a break so regardless of why your friends are saying this, they may be correct.
If they are indeed saying that you should claim because they are paying into the system, then they may mean it in a nice way ie they are happy to pay tax and NI knowing it helps people in your position when they need it.