Can I get a benefit if I have a job?

Depends what you earn

my income is pretty low, I barely earn £40 a week.

Are you at uni or college?
Do you get an SFE loan?

I am at college atm, and I don't have a student loan atm as I am getting it in sep when I start going to uni.

You should apply for universal credit and tbh unless or until your job pays more you might as well quit or suspend.
You can also ask your college if they have any bursaries.
UC will get you about £60 a week and no work.
Your other option is stack shelves and apply now. You could make a lot of money with a 3 month contract.
College should essentially be over now.

He can’t get UC as he lives with parents, so they pay the bills also he works also he isn’t disabled

He can’t get UC as he lives with parents, so they pay the bills also he works also he isn’t disabled

He can claim it in his own right.
Them paying the bills is irrelevant.
Working is not an exclusion to a claim if the amount earned is low enough.
The disabled bit is a red herring.


If you want to link me where it says people cant claim UC because he lives with parents and they pay bills then fine.

He can claim it in his own right.
Them paying the bills is irrelevant.
Working is not an exclusion to a claim if the amount earned is low enough.
The disabled bit is a red herring.


If you want to link me where it says people cant claim UC because he lives with parents and they pay bills then fine.

He can’t get UC as he lives with parents, so they pay the bills also he works also he isn’t disabled

I mean just check the gov website it says it all > his parent support him so it’s lower chance of getting it

Care to link it as you are the one saying it.

Yes, I have read that...that's why I am asking if there's a way I could


I hope you're right... but is it possible to claim under these circumstances? what do you think?
my parents do pay the bills however they are not employed and they are on benefits as well...

It might depend if they are getting child benefit for you.
Far as I understand you should be able to claim UC in your own right for the JSA portion, which would act as a minimum income compared to your job. Money is deducted at 66% on any earnings until the UC has been covered. It makes working for say £60 a week end up with you getting £20 never mind the extra costs. In that sense I would just be on UC. The alternative as I said is get one of these supermarket jobs.

I would prefer to work every time.. but I can't find a job at all but the one I am doing atm.. I have been applying for many jobs recently and all been rejected... I could earn a lot if I am working and tbh I am not doing anything atm so that's why I prefer to work.. but as I said not getting as many shifts so it's kinda a useless job.

Not sure what to make of that.
UC takes 5 weeks and might be even longer. It is £251.77. If you work then it will be deducted at 66% till you exceed that.
or get a job, but that wasnt the question.

You should also take into account what nony#2 says but get them to link it to you.