2 months pay
will probably mean you can't sign on if it's in lieu of notice, as they'll treat you as though you're still working. And there's a hideously complicated formula for working out when it would last until that I can't remember.

Basically, don't go out and spend it as you'll be truly fucked. They'll still take it into account as earnings you would have received regardless of whether you've spent it.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Tue 28 Apr 2009, 12:14, Reply)