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The 7-day wait and UC
P 26 - ‘requiring all unemployed claimants, and those earning less than the Government
expects them to, to wait seven days before becoming eligible for financial
support. This extends the current three-day waiting period for JSA claimants. This is
another part of the ‘work first’ approach, sending the message from the very start that
rights to benefits are conditional on the requirement to search for work. This is in line with
international best practice. To recognise their contributions, the extended waiting period will
not apply to people claiming contributory JSA or the Employment and Support Allowance
(ESA)’
A colleague just pointed this one out, I’d missed it on the rightsnet summary. Interesting UC implications. ‘Those earning less than the govt expects them to’ - in a part-time, short-term low-wage economy.
Quality.
govt have also confirmed that it will apply to whole of universal credit award ... see today’s rightsnet news ...
So people who rent a property will automatically lose 1 weeks housing benefit??
And those going in and out of work will lose one week everytime they have to make a new claim unless there is a regulation to link periods such a sthe current PIE.
But what if they are on UC already due to being on a low wage, having children etc and then lose their job. Their UC won’t stop and they then have to wait 7 days will they? Won’t it just be a change of circs?
Won’t this only effect people on wages high enough not to qualify for UC?
But what if they are on UC already due to being on a low wage, having children etc and then lose their job. Their UC won’t stop and they then have to wait 7 days will they? Won’t it just be a change of circs?
Won’t this only effect people on wages high enough not to qualify for UC?
I believe that’s correct. However I think they will instead be caught by the month-long assessment period.
And those going in and out of work will lose one week everytime they have to make a new claim unless there is a regulation to link periods such a sthe current PIE.
government has said that it’s likely that current rules on exempting jsa claimants where they return to benefit within twelve weeks will apply to seven day waiting period -