I quit my job, can I get any benefits?

I worked in retail for 5 years as a member of management. Money was tight, so I stole some (£30), and I got caught. I got called into the office and told I could either resign or an investigation would be opened and the police involved. I resigned.

Today I applied for JSA and housing benefit online. I was unaware of all this "no benefits for you if you quit your job LOL" business, so when asked for my reason for leaving, I put "I resigned pending the result of an investigation". I've since been told that I'm a numpty and shouldn't of said that I quit. I'm now waiting for the phone call to tell me to go to the job centre and have my interview with them.

Bring on the judgement, I know I deserve it. I shouldn't have stolen anything, I know I don't deserve any benefits, etc. But what do I do? I have rent, bills, car insurance to pay. I don't have anywhere to shack up or any family I can move in with. If my landlord doesn't get his rent, I essentially get put on the street.

I'm genuinely concerned now. I didn't think twice about quitting because I hadn't been unemployed for going on 10yrs and thought finding a new job would be an easy task. I was wrong, it's proving quite difficult.

Any and all help is appreciated.