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Old 14-03-2005, 10:47   #35
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Re: The Welfare State
We had problems when the wife was 'let go' from her previous job in July 02 (owner wanted to give the job to his son)

She applied for unemployment so that she could look for a proper job... but the DSS decided not to use last 2 years of tax (00-01 & 01-02 in which she'd been working full time and paying the tax and NI) but skipped a year back and put her into her last year of university (99-00 & 00-01). Hey presto, we've means tested you and have decided that you haven't paid enough NI contirbutions over the last 2 years (only worked part time* time at uni) you get nothing. Yep that right not a sausage!

We were offered an appeal but were told that we could not appeal over the period that they assesed the claim! To add insult to injury, she went to uni as a mature student and had 10 + years of paying tax and NI before she went for full time education.

This is the second time she's been refused unemployment, each time they seem to have a 'get out of giving people a bean' clause up their sleave.

Scarlett,

* oh yes she was paying TAX and NI on those part time earnings despite being a full time student...
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