Signing off for a week to get paid cash in UK

number10a

Right, so my cousin in England is probably able to give me a week's (maybe ten days) work with him in June/July. At the moment, I'm on JSA and I have signed off for a day here and there when I got a day's work. In these situations, the SW office has never asked for a P45 or anything like that. They just dock me a day's dole and it's as simple as that. Just wondering would they want it if I was signing off for a week or ten days??

My cousin is only going to be paying me cash like so I'm not going to have any forms or anything. I have no problem telling them this as it's the English tax system that I'll be dodging, and all my work in Ireland has always been through the books. But I'm just wondering has anyone had anything similar, or signed off for a similar length of time??

uoluol

Best way for you is to apply for your 12 days holidays (2 weeks). Your payments remain suspended while you are on holiday, and when you return, your payment will resume.

You need to apply for your holidays about 2 weeks prior to the commencement of this leave.

Annasopra

number10a wrote: »

Right, so my cousin in England is probably able to give me a week's (maybe ten days) work with him in June/July. At the moment, I'm on JSA and I have signed off for a day here and there when I got a day's work. In these situations, the SW office has never asked for a P45 or anything like that. They just dock me a day's dole and it's as simple as that. Just wondering would they want it if I was signing off for a week or ten days??

My cousin is only going to be paying me cash like so I'm not going to have any forms or anything. I have no problem telling them this as it's the English tax system that I'll be dodging, and all my work in Ireland has always been through the books. But I'm just wondering has anyone had anything similar, or signed off for a similar length of time??

I think just do what you've always done - sign off for a week or 10 days. I did a weeks work once and signed off and the SW never asked for anything

LegacyUser

uoluol wrote: »

Best way for you is to apply for your 12 days holidays (2 weeks). Your payments remain suspended while you are on holiday, and when you return, your payment will resume.

You need to apply for your holidays about 2 weeks prior to the commencement of this leave.

That's fraud and could get you in a lot of trouble.

mp22

uoluol wrote: »

Best way for you is to apply for your 12 days holidays (2 weeks). Your payments remain suspended while you are on holiday.

By this I presume you can take holidays receive no payments and not interrupt your claim ?

eastbono

No MP22 if you apply for holidays while on jobseekers you get paid the money is released to the post office prior to your return date.

mp22

uoluol banned for suggesting fraud