Amount to pay a potential employee without benefits being affected

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Client wishes to pay a potential employee an amount which does not affect benefits being received.

At moment employee is receivimng housing benefit and £150 per fortnight which client believes to be job seekers allowance.

May be more information is needed but any general advice would be welcome 

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By DJKL
19th May 2016 15:52

To claim Jobseeker's Allowance, you must either not be working at all, or working less than 16 hours a week. If you are living with a partner and claiming income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance, your partner must either not be working or working less than 24 hours a week. If you or your partner are working 16 hours or more, you may be able to get Working Tax Credit instead.

If you are working under 16 hours, or your partner is working under 24 hours, the amount of Jobseeker's Allowance you can get will depend on your earnings. If you earn too much, you will not be able to get contribution-based Jobseeker's Allowance. You will also have to look for a full-time job as part of the conditions of getting Jobseeker's Allowance. Your partner may have to look for full-time work as well.

For more information on Working Tax Credit, see Benefits and tax credits for people in work.

If you are working part time and want to know whether you can claim Jobseeker's Allowance, you should consult an experienced adviser - for example, at a Citizens Advice Bureau. To search for details of your nearest CAB, including those that can give advice by email, click on nearest CAB.

https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/benefits/in-work-or-looking-for-work/b...

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By pacta
19th May 2016 15:58

Hold on... Client wants to give someone a job but let them keep JSA?

Great client!

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