DP has found himself out of work and for the first time ever he hasn't been able to find another job quickly (he works in construction and I'm a SAHM).
This is the first time that I've known him to be out of work and there's just nothing around at the moment so very reluctantly he went to the dole office today.
Apparently he will get jsa which I think is around £60 per week, and then I will have to apply to the child tax credit people and claim some more money.
I did the benefits calculator online and would be entitled to about £74 per week ontop of the jsa.
Can this be right?! For 2 adults and 3 children we would only get £135 per week? With no extra income?
It's just to tide us over until he, or I, get a job-but just wondering if anyone claims benefits in a similar situation and number of people what do you get?
Thanks!