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To: The Government / DWP
Change Jobseeker's Allowance qualifying criteria
Please broaden the criteria for qualifying for Jobseeker's Allowance to include any qualifying years. I am only 9 weeks off 45 years of full contributions so I qualify for a full pension. However, I was refused Jobseeker's Allowance because my credits when I was a full time carer for my mother, who has dementia, do not qualify me for Jobseekers Allowance and those were the years looked at.
Why is this important?
I had to give up my job in October 2020 due to the intolerable stress and bullying. I have worked all my adult life other than when I was a stay at home mother for four years and when I cared full time for my Mother, who has dementia for almost four years. These years are credited for NI towards my pension. But they are not considered as qualifying for Jobseeker's Allowance. I have not been able to get a job yet and have no income, despite paying NI for more than 35 years. This feels like a gross injustice
