Employed At The Date Of Claim (Info)

To be in remunerative work the person must be working at the date of claim or have the offer of work which he has accepted at the date of claim and the work is expected to commence within 7 days of the claim.

For example, an unemployed claimant finds a job on Monday to start work the following Thursday. She makes a claim for tax credits on that Monday. At the date of claim she is not employed but has accepted the offer of employment. Even though the contract of service does not start until the following Thursday, the qualifying remunerative work condition is satisfied.

Both employed and self employed earners must be employed or have an offer of a job which has been accepted at the date of claim to satisfy the qualifying remunerative work condition.

For example, a claimant works as a self employed painter and decorator. The date of the claim falls between finishing one contract and starting another. The claimant normally remains employed throughout, therefore he is employed at the date of claim.

However, if on finishing a contract, the claimant ceases trading he does not satisfy the qualifying remunerative work condition until he begins trading again, unless he ceased trading to start work for an employer, or change the type of self employment he is in.

Pay in Lieu of Notice

A person is not treated as being in qualifying remunerative work during the period for which they receive their pay in lieu of notice