Jobseekers Allowance means test queries

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I've read the various websites and links but can't find my answer to this. I am working a 3 day week and my husband's claim for JA is currently being assessed. Will they take into account the JB payment I receive from SW for the days I don't work? Or is it just my salary?

On the calculator provided on this site, the personal rate is €204.30. Is that now reduced to €185 as the rate was cut in the budget?

Thanks in advance. It's not an easy calculation to get your head around!
 
it is complicated and this site can only provide general guides, not individual calculations. does this help? I can't see where you're getting the 204.30 figure but obviously it wasn't updated to reflect budget changes.
 
Thanks for the link. I thought I was getting somewhere with that link but I got lost towards the end of my calculations! It's so confusing. I wish SW would just give example scenarios so we have some way of estimating what (if anything) my husband will receive. It's bad enough having to wait 8 weeks to be assessed but not knowing what we can expect makes it very difficult to budget.