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I’m always surprised when these lists don’t include “apply for unemployment benefits”. Which should usually be one of the first things you do when being laid of
by kasey_junk 4y ago
I’m always surprised when these lists don’t include “apply for unemployment benefits”. Which should usually be one of the first things you do when being laid off.
- johtso 4y agoAt least in the UK, there are no benefits if you have savings.
- addaon 4y agoThis doesn't pass the smell test, and doesn't seem to be true. See e.g. [1]. [1] https://www.gov.uk/jobseekers-allowance https://www.gov.uk/jobseekers-allowance
- ReflectedImage 4y agoThe limit is £16,000 and it's reduced after £10,000
- peruvian 4y agoIn NYC — I was laid off and while I found a new job after a month and a half, and had savings, I still applied for unemployment. I got $400 a week for around three weeks. Not bad. Covered bills and groceries.
- LoganDark 4y ago> I got $400 a week for around three weeks. Not bad. Covered bills and groceries. How do people manage to find places to live where $400 a week is enough for rent alone, let alone groceries? Or do I just live in the worst possible area, paying $1600/mo for a small apartment, then having to pay for utilities too, and another $100/mo for internet, and that's not even accounting for groceries.
- humanizersequel 4y agoThey live in government-subsidized housing projects.
- refurb 4y agoPresumably you have some savings. So if your monthly spend is $2,500 and you get $1,600 from unemployment, then you only need to spend $800 of your savings each month, not $2,500? You just extended your runway by 3x.
- peruvian 4y agoSorry, it was not for rent. It was for bills and grocery costs. Internet, electricity, gas, and my grocery store bills. However, $400 a week for a month would be almost 3x the costs of the above, so some of that would go to rent.