UK question: What documents are needed when claiming unemployment benefits?

[Guest]

My friend has lost her job and is worried that she would be accused of benefit fraud because she just split up with a boyfriend who earns quite well and their finances still appear to be joint: the mortgage, joint bank account, etc.

[Jacob]

If they live together, share bills etc then they need to be on a joint claim.

If she's moved out, and nothing shared then she can make a single claim.

If they've split up then why would she want to carry on using a joint bank account?

[Rebecca]

Own bank account, barcleys were really good as I walked out of a DA relationship and they set up a basic single account.

Get your name taken off all joint bills so you are not liable for them.

We had a joint mortgage, he bought me out they were aware of this.

[Sophia]

Get her own bank account pronto

[Coralena]

She won't be able to claim if she doesn't have her own bank account

[Parhana]

Well she needs her own bank account in her own name not joint and everything else needs to be in her own name not joint