Leaflet F - Left education, available for work and living at home
Have you just left school, college or 6th form?Are you available for work or training?
Are you living with your parents/carers?
Your parents/carers will normally be able to claim Child Benefit for a period of time after you leave full time education. Once your parents/carers can no longer claim Child Benefit you may be able to claim one of the following benefits:
>Jobseeker’s Allowance
(If your parents/carers claim benefits themselves or are unable or unwilling to support you, then you may qualify under Severe Hardship rules)
>Bridging Allowance
(If you have been in work or training)
What to do next:
>Register at your local Connexions Office and ask for form ES9 or ES11.
>Take this form to the Job Centre/ Job Centre Plus and ask to claim Jobseeker’s Allowance. An interview will be arranged to check out your circumstances and a decision will be made about your claim.
>After this, and in order to keep claiming this benefit, you will need to
attend the Connexions Office every 2 weeks and apply for jobs and training
schemes.
>Your Personal Adviser can help you decide what types of jobs and training may suit you, and can arrange interviews for you. If you have been working in a job or training scheme and become unemployed, but want to find more work/training, you may be able to claim Bridging Allowance. Bridging Allowance is a short term benefit, and it doesn’t matter whether your parents/carers are on benefit or not.
What to do next:
>You need to register for work or training at your local Connexions Office and ask for form BA1.
>Take this form to the Job Centre/ Job Centre Plus and ask to claim Bridging Allowance. An interview will be arranged to check out your circumstances and a decision will be made about your claim.
>Whilst you are claiming this benefit you will need to attend Connexions Office regularly, and apply for jobs and training schemes. Your Personal Adviser will help you to decide what kind of jobs and training may suit you, and can arrange interviews. You may be able to claim Jobseeker’s Allowance if you are unemployed and looking for work and training. This benefit is usually only available if your parents/carers are claiming benefits themselves or are unable or unwilling to support you.
What to do next:
If you return to full time education, your parents/carers may be able to reclaim Child Benefit, and other benefits may be available. Your parents/carers should contact the local Benefits Agency/ Job Centre Plus regarding this.
DISCLAIMER:
Connexions Surrey has made every attempt to ensure that the above general information is correct. However, decisions on Benefit payments is the responsibility of the Benefits Agency.
Surrey Connexions cannot be held responsible for any decisions that do not appear to be consistent with the information contained in this leaflet.
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