Wife claim Job seeker benefit

I wonder is it possible for my wife to claim job seeker benefit ,while I her husband stay at home to look after the 4 children.Do I still get an allowance as a dependant as would be the case for her if I was claiming?
Any ideas be grateful,
Atkin.

atkin said:

I wonder is it possible for my wife to claim job seeker benefit ,while I her husband stay at home to look after the 4 children.

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If she is genuinely available for an seeking work and meets the other qualifying conditions then of course she can. She should just apply and see what they say.

Do I still get an allowance as a dependant as would be the case for her if I was claiming?

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Can't see why not. Obviously there is nothing that says only the "man of the house" can claim and the "woman of the house" can be the dependent!

Hang on - this post might alter matters a bit!

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