[JEZARONLINE]

I'm new here, so dont even know where to post this so no one come at me with the sarcastic ****, just because you're on the other side of screen.

But yeah, I'm currently on JSA but have a holiday coming up, and i need to sign on bang smack in the middle! So obviously i cannot attend.
Has anyone had the same problem before? I've read that they just sign you off whilst you're away and sign you back on when you return which is pretty fair.
*was also told not to tell the job centre you're going abroad, but if i say im staying here what if they ask me to go to another job centre or email/phone or something*

And before people start calling me a "tramp" or saying how im not entitled to a holiday, can suck a fart from my arse.

I was working the day after my 16th birthday part time around college, got made redundant 14 months later. Had a job for 2 months for the christmas and sales period then the contract ended. Then went a year ish without a job. I saved ALOT and have quite a fair bit sitting in the bank. And my parents work full time (mum's a teacher and dad's sainsbury's store manager) so I dont live on a ratty council estate wearing umbro and fake ralph lauren clothing.

Not to mention i now work part time as a receptionist in a leisure centre. So dont judge!

Hit me back if you've been in the same position as me or had a friend etc... Cheers, J x

[Lmeechan]

What is it you want to know?

[MissLightyear]

You're asking people not to judge, but you've decided anyone else on JSA lives on a council estate?

[I had a cat once]

I had to sign off then sign back on, I told them I was going abroad and it was fine.

[Ham22]

Lol I like the way you tried to cover all your bases for the typical TSR replies.

Anyway, tell them and they'll just sign you off and back on again. You won't get money for the time your signed off obv. It'll be fine.

[JEZARONLINE]

(Original post by MissLightyear)
You're asking people not to judge, but you've decided anyone else on JSA lives on a council estate?

Because the majority of people on here and other forums turn around with come backs such as, "how can you afford to go on holiday if you don't have a job" etc plus the usual **** like you spend your money on drink and drugs blah blah. Everyone's stereotypical, I'm pretty sure someone reading this is on jsa and gets looked at as one of the guys who appears on Jezza..lol

[Cephalus]

Going on holiday on the taxpayers dime...

[Elissabeth]

Just out of interest, how can you still be claiming JSA if you are now working part-time as a receptionist?

[Cephalus]

Benefit fraud =O

[JEZARONLINE]

(Original post by Elissabeth)
Just out of interest, how can you still be claiming JSA if you are now working part-time as a receptionist?

I work 5 hours p/w and any cover shifts available. People are leaving toward the end of August so more regular shifts hopefully heading my way.

[JEZARONLINE]

(Original post by Cephalus)
Benefit fraud =O

Please enlighten me; where is the fraud?

[JEZARONLINE]

(Original post by Cephalus)
Going on holiday on the taxpayers dime...

Going on holiday with my parents hard earned money..

[Cephalus]

(Original post by JEZARONLINE)
Please enlighten me; where is the fraud?

lol I joke it's too late (or early) for me to give any sensible reply to a question =]

[Elissabeth]

(Original post by JEZARONLINE)
I work 5 hours p/w and any cover shifts available. People are leaving toward the end of August so more regular shifts hopefully heading my way.

Regardless, you aren't allowed to work while claiming the JSA, are you?

[Ruthie!]

(Original post by Elissabeth)
Regardless, you aren't allowed to work while claiming the JSA, are you?

Less than 16 hours a week you are, although you lose a small amount of benefit for it

[Cephalus]

(Original post by Elissabeth)
Regardless, you aren't allowed to work while claiming the JSA, are you?

yeah you can if you work less than 16 hours per week

[JEZARONLINE]

(Original post by Elissabeth)
Regardless, you aren't allowed to work while claiming the JSA, are you?

Yeah as others have said if you do under 16 hours. Then they deduct your earnings from jsa. Say I earned £40 from working I'd only get £15 from the job centre. Some weeks I've earned more than what id get from the job centre therefore not claimed the benefit.

[harrietx123x]

(Original post by JEZARONLINE)
Going on holiday with my parents hard earned money..

If you have enough money for a holiday you shouldn't be worrying about JSA. Besides, you're not exactly job seeking when you're in a different country.

[Claudette]

(Original post by JEZARONLINE)
Because the majority of people on here and other forums turn around with come backs such as, "how can you afford to go on holiday if you don't have a job" etc plus the usual **** like you spend your money on drink and drugs blah blah. Everyone's stereotypical, I'm pretty sure someone reading this is on jsa and gets looked at as one of the guys who appears on Jezza..lol

But if you post on a public forum you have to expect that some people will be judgemental and have pre conceptions and say them.

This was posted from The Student Room's Android App on my GT-S5830

[JEZARONLINE]

(Original post by harrietx123x)
If you have enough money for a holiday you shouldn't be worrying about JSA. Besides, you're not exactly job seeking when you're in a different country.

If you read I didn't say I was worried at all. Just wanted to know do they sign me off and reclaim when I return, or sign on before I go and when I return and loose a weeks pay.