welfare rights adviser, sefton metropolitan borough council, liverpool. Member since 22nd Jan 2004
RE: Remunerative work and suspension Tue 21-Jul-09 11:52 AM
Hi Tony
The condition for JSA and WTC is engaged or treated as engaged in remunerative work (regulation 51 of the SSA Regulations). There is no provision as far as I am aware for treating him as engaged while suspended. For JSA I don’t think that a person can be said to be engaged in remunerative work while suspended but would probably not be available for work while under contract to his employer.
A person suspended is treated as engaged in remunerative work under regulation 7B of The Working Tax Credit (Entitlement and Maximum Rate) Regulations 2002 so WTC should continue for the period of the suspension.