Dear all,
I am a full time student with a student loan and bursary.
My wife is pregnant and not working. We are both considered habitually resident and she has a right to reside in the UK. She is ineligible for JSA income based because our household income (my student loan) is above the JSA weekly amount for couples.
I have demanded a revision 2 times but the council still refuse to accept her (joint) HB claim because she is not working and is not in receipt of JSA.
Actually, in the first rejection letter they wrote you are eligible to apply if you are economically inactive but considered self sufficient and are habitually resident. I have pointed this out but they changed it to "you have to work or be in receipt of JSA" in the following revision requests.
I would like some advice before I appeal to an independent tribunal.
We both have received JSA and HB before I was student (were jobseekers).
Thank you
I am a full time student with a student loan and bursary.
My wife is pregnant and not working. We are both considered habitually resident and she has a right to reside in the UK. She is ineligible for JSA income based because our household income (my student loan) is above the JSA weekly amount for couples.
I have demanded a revision 2 times but the council still refuse to accept her (joint) HB claim because she is not working and is not in receipt of JSA.
Actually, in the first rejection letter they wrote you are eligible to apply if you are economically inactive but considered self sufficient and are habitually resident. I have pointed this out but they changed it to "you have to work or be in receipt of JSA" in the following revision requests.
I would like some advice before I appeal to an independent tribunal.
We both have received JSA and HB before I was student (were jobseekers).
Thank you