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Jobseekers

Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA) is an unemployment benefit paid by the Government of the United Kingdom to people who are unemployed and actively seeking work. It is part of the social security benefits system and is intended to cover living expenses while the claimant is out of work. JSA is administered by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) in England, Wales, and Scotland, and in Northern Ireland by the Department for Communities. Claimants must be between 18 years of age and the State Pension age.There is now one form of Jobseeker's Allowance: contribution-based JSA (and also, previously, income-based JSA, which had replaced Income Support for most customers in 1996). Universal Credit was due to replace Jobseeker's Allowance and other benefits for 500,0… more »