Steve McCabe – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Steve McCabe on 2014-03-12.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance he has issued on the requirement to have £16,000 or less in savings for eligibility for income-based jobseeker’s allowance.

Esther McVey

For Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA), guidance on the requirement to have £16000 or less in capital and savings is in the JSA procedural guidance. Corresponding guidance for Decision Makers is in the Decision Makers Guide, chapter 29.

Public facing communications are available via the:

· Government website www.gov.uk;

· information leaflet INF4: changes you must tell us about; and

· Jobseeker’s Allowance: help while you look for work leaflet.

There has always been a level above which income-based JSA was not payable if savings were held since 1996.

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