Just lost my job hohum but need some advice on what benefits I can get
Background, I was earning 40 k a year and company has gone into administration so my 11 years service will get me a much lower govt capped redundancy payment
Missus working 16 hours per week but only started back off maternity this week but is using up her holidays she accrued first before actually working properly
Went to claim for job seekers and claimed as a couple and apparently it's means tested so they will take into account my missus earnings apart from the first 10 quid, apparently if I had claimed for myself it is not means tested so would get the full amount of 60 ish quid a week
Also because of my previous tax year earnings as a couple 2010/2011 I probably won't be entitled to any of that either !
So my question is do they expect us to live on my missus 400 month and give me nothing even though I have been a decent taxpayer who has paid 900 a month tax/NI for the past years
I have never been out of work and have never claimed anything, I also found the job centre plus the most patronising indifferent people ever
I have booked to see CAB but as they are busy it will be a month til my appointment
No wonder this country is fooked, I better start taking drugs and register alcoholic then I would be entitled to more.
Rant over, any good advice?
Matt

