Benefits

[Michael Parnham]

Welcome to the forum Solenn, he will lose his housing benefit, but if you are working that amount of hours you will be much better off unless your benefit exceeds the amount you would earn. When I had Housing Benefit in 2012, my amount was approx £400 per month and when my wife started working her hours were 27 hours per week at £6.31 per hour and we are better off without the Housing Benefit.

Congratulations on finding a job!

[Solenn1011]

Welcome to the forum Solenn, he will lose his Housing Benefit, but if you are working that amount of hours you will be much better off unless your benefit exceeds the amount you would earn. When I had Housing Benefit in 2012 my amount was approx £400 per month and when my wife started working her hours were 27 hours per week at £6.31 per hour and we are better off without the Housing Benefit.

Congratulations on finding a job!

Thanks Michael. So you think it's much better for me to continue my job...but the JSA and DLA is that gonna be affected as well or not. Many thanks

[Arthur Little]

Thanks Michael. So you think it's much better for me to continue my job...but the JSA and DLA is that gonna be affected as well or not. Many thanks

Oh yes ... undoubtedly you'll be better-off keeping your job as Michael has indicated.

Congratulations on getting one here so quickly in the first place. Are you a care worker?

However - as Michael also mentions - your husband will lose the Housing Benefit he'd been receiving because you're being paid at a rate which *exceeds the income threshold for its entitlement. And, legally, this *fact MUST be reported to your local Council asap.

Jobseekers allowance? Well ... ... again, you will need to notify your change in circumstances to your nearest Jobcentre+. Only the staff there can decide whether such payment can continue. Likewise, THEY'LL detemine your husband's ongoing eligibilty for Disability Living Allowance.

Meanwhile, to our friendly online filipino/uk community.