Jobseekers claim and losing the first 3 days money.

[nicolawelch]

When my son claimed jobseekers allowance, he loses the first 3 days of his claim as waiting days which are unpaid. He works as a temp and will soon enough have to sign off when/if he exceeds the 32 hours allowed in a fortnight.

 

What happens when he then reclaims, will he have to lose the first 3 days again?

 

Also, as the waiting days are unpaid, can he accept temp work on those days, and not declare the hours or wages?

[ErikaPNP]

No to the first question (there is no waiting period for a rapid reclaim)

Yes to the second question.

[Nystagmite]

If he accepts any temp work during those 3 days, his JSA (apart from the first £5-£20) would be affected.

[ptol]

If you work during the first 3 days of your JSA claim, then yes you do need to declare it. It would also make the issue of when your son stopped being in full time work less clear. This may cause his JSA claim to be either adjusted so it was claimed from the day after he worked, or may be delayed in being accepted because it was referred to a decision maker to decide how it should be processed.

[flumps1976]

Any work that you comnplete during your clasim to JSA should be reported.

Yes the first 3 days of a brand new claim are unpaid.

If he then signed off and made a reclaim (either rapid or fresh claim) within 26 weeks of the previous claim ending then he will not need to serve the waiting days again.