LRD guides and handbook October 2013

Redundancy law - a guide to using the law for union reps

Chapter 7

State benefits

Employees who lose work through redundancy are normally entitled to Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA). For more information see LRD’s annual guide, State benefits and tax credits.

The fact that a person has received redundancy pay is not a bar to receiving JSA, but if the redundancy package includes pay in lieu of notice there is usually no right to JSA until the notice period expires.