Impact of claiming JSA on future EEA residence right

[armandk]

I am an EEA national with permanent residence and my wife is a non-EEA citizen who has been granted an EEA residence card (valid for 5 years) as the spouse of an EEA national. My wife is currently a full-time university student.

I have lost my job and am intending to seek income-based jobseeker’s allowance.

Is there any impact to my wife’s status if we claim income-based jobseeker’s allowance? Would it make it more difficult for her to claim PR after having spent 5 years in the UK as my spouse (because she was seeking social assistance)? Would this history cause any difficulties to her after I naturalise (which I intend to do in 1 year)?

Thanks for your help