Hello there wonder if someone could give me some advice for my girlfriend. We both worked up to recently when she was made redundant. She was working for about 2 yrs and 3 months since getting her degree. We have a joint mortgage. But are seperate financially in every other way. We have seperate bank accounts etc. She was told she has not worked long enough for jobseekers benefit so must be means tested. Thats fine. But they have asked her all about my job, payslips ,savings, etc. Should this be relevant. They want her to be assessed as living with partner/co-habiting. Is this the correct procedure? Do I have to provide all this information to them?
Would she have been better off saying that we were just friends and then my means would not be relevant. She was told by the inspector that if she waits another 6 weeks she will have been working long enough or have enough stamps for jobseekers benefit which is not means tested? Was that true it doesnt sound right to me as she finished working a couple of days ago?
Would she have been better off saying that we were just friends and then my means would not be relevant. She was told by the inspector that if she waits another 6 weeks she will have been working long enough or have enough stamps for jobseekers benefit which is not means tested? Was that true it doesnt sound right to me as she finished working a couple of days ago?