Anyone know about entitlement to JSA?

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I can't ring the job centre till Monday.

I've been training to be a midwife forthe last 3 years, so counted as a student, not employed and therefore not been paying NI.

wILL be unemployed in a couple of weeks time as qualifying and no jobs available. Someone said I wouldn't be able to claim JSA as I've made no NI contributions over the last 2 years. But I have a 6yo and get child benefit - does that mean my NI stamp is paid for me?

TIA.

Does this help?

Sorry, Im not sure about the NI contrbutions, but if that is the case, there is probably something else you can claim. I doubt, as you have a dependant, that they'll make you suffer finanially.

Thanks for the link, but no it still doesn't answer what I need to know. DH works so we won't be detitute, but I've never had to ask him for money before and the thought of having no income of my own and been 100% reliant on him is a bit scary.

there's two kinds of JSA - contribution based (where you have to have paid NI contributions) and income based (anyone can claim this). Try entitledto.com.

If your OH works you cont get JSA income based - the contributions based is the one that would apply if you had previously been working as its not means tested.

However, family allowance doesnt pay your "full stamp" so wont cover contribution based JSA.

If you are in receipt of child benefit you will get HRP which helps towards pension, but does not constitute a NI contribution. Full info on the link