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PhD and summer JSA?

setanta159 · 2010-07-14 15:50:54

Anyone on here know if it is possible to claim job seeker's allowance during the Summer months when doing a PhD i.e. the period in between 'full time' study when one is naturally fulfilling all the conditions of looking for and being available for work?

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14-07-2010 4:50pm

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setanta159

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Anyone on here know if it is possible to claim job seeker's allowance during the Summer months when doing a PhD i.e. the period in between 'full time' study when one is naturally fulfilling all the conditions of looking for and being available for work?

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#2 14-07-2010 6:12pm
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PhD's are full time, ie 12 months/year.

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#3 15-07-2010 11:04pm
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Yes you can claim it during the summer months. Just make out that you're looking for daytime work over this period. Obviously if you get a scholarship you can't

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