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finna failus
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I was let go from my job last May 09 (contract accountancy work) so I received no redundancy. I have been working since I was 16 and paying tax, I am now 25.
I could not get a job so I signed on. Over the summer I decided to go back to college and pursue my level 8 degree as I may aswell spend the year in college rather than sitting on my backside at home.
So I went in to apply for the BTEA and they told me I was not entitled to get it as I have not been on jobseekers benefit for a min of 12 months. They said I would be better off to sit at home and draw the benefit until september 2010 and I will be entitled to it then! They also told me if I was made redundant I would be eligible for it. If I was made redundant I would have more money than I have now....
Im living out of home for last few years and get no finiancial help from my parents and im going back to college as a mature student. My dole stopped last week and I have no income coming in now and have rent coming up to pay,college books,expenses,living expenses,etc.
I applied for the grant but will not know till October if I will get it.(dont think il get that either because I was in college in 2005 and didnt get the grant then,I didnt apply for it because I had a good part time job and didnt need it)
I applied for rent allowance but have not heard anything back yet.
What options are there for me? Part time job is near impossible to get in the current climate iv tried everywhere. If I dont get the grant I will have to quit the course and go back on jobseekers and wait till next september to do the college year!
Any advice would be appreciated?
I could not get a job so I signed on. Over the summer I decided to go back to college and pursue my level 8 degree as I may aswell spend the year in college rather than sitting on my backside at home.
So I went in to apply for the BTEA and they told me I was not entitled to get it as I have not been on jobseekers benefit for a min of 12 months. They said I would be better off to sit at home and draw the benefit until september 2010 and I will be entitled to it then! They also told me if I was made redundant I would be eligible for it. If I was made redundant I would have more money than I have now....
Im living out of home for last few years and get no finiancial help from my parents and im going back to college as a mature student. My dole stopped last week and I have no income coming in now and have rent coming up to pay,college books,expenses,living expenses,etc.
I applied for the grant but will not know till October if I will get it.(dont think il get that either because I was in college in 2005 and didnt get the grant then,I didnt apply for it because I had a good part time job and didnt need it)
I applied for rent allowance but have not heard anything back yet.
What options are there for me? Part time job is near impossible to get in the current climate iv tried everywhere. If I dont get the grant I will have to quit the course and go back on jobseekers and wait till next september to do the college year!
Any advice would be appreciated?