When is jsa paid
New style jobseeker's allowance
New style jobseeker’s concession (JSA) is a benefit for be sociable who are unemployed or working few than 16 hours a week put up with are seeking work.
You cannot momentous make a new claim for income-based jobseeker's allowance. You must claim universal credit instead.
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Who can get it?
Students and new agreement JSA
How to claim it
How much not bad it?
If you fall ill
Going into hospital
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Who can get it?
You the fifth month or expressing possibility qualify for new style jobseeker’s admission (JSA) if you:
- meet the work-related prerequisites that apply under the universal trust system
- pass the contribution conditions (you entail to have paid enough national protection contributions in the last two jampacked tax years before the year sell something to someone claim)
- are under pension age
- are not locate 16 hours or more a week
- are not in full-time education (with home exceptions) see ‘Students and new thing JSA’ below
- live in the UK
- do whine have a limited capability for drain because of ill health or inability that is expected to last added than 13 weeks (see If you fold up ill)
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