jobseeker's allowance

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jobseeker's allowance

in welfare a benefit paid to persons who are capable of working, are available for work and are actively seeking work, providing they are under 65 (for men) or under 60 (for women) and are not already working or working on average less than 16 hours a week.

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The court heard he has fully repaid the jobseeker's allowance and council tax benefit but still owes more than PS4,600, which he is repaying at PS200 a month.

CPS worker avoids prison after PS10,700 benefits fraud

A source said: "This pair moved around and claimed the jobseeker's allowance from various post offices.

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If claimants refuse or fail to attend any of the classes recommended to them, they will have their Jobseeker's Allowance stopped for three months, the paper said.

Migrant jobseekers who don't learn English to be stripped of benefits: Cameron

Monica Burns, the National Housing Federation's regional manager, said that in some of the most deprived areas of the North there were 45 Jobseeker's Allowance claimants for every job vacancy, making the chances of finding work locally after a year remote.

Experts claim shake-up could leave thousands suffering

But the test showed that I could do work and so I was put on Jobseeker's Allowance.

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Speaking about the date, Mr McCartney, said: "It's great news that over the last five years the number people of people relying on Jobseeker's Allowance here in Colne Valley has fallen by 1,201.

MP's delight at fall in benefit claimants locally

But jobseeker's allowance was never intended as a wage subsidy.

No benefit to work scheme; FEEDBACK

This will entitle them in many cases to PS57 a week, the same as the current Jobseeker's Allowance.

MP backs Labour benefits cut plan

The ONS jobseeker's allowance claimant count has dropped in all six areas in the last month with Liverpool recording the biggest drop of 529.

Claimant count falls as city region economy grows

THE number of people claiming Jobseeker's Allowance for two or more years in Wales has more than doubled in a year.

Nearly a quarter of young people jobless in Wales; LONG-TERM UNEMPLOYED NUMBER MORE THAN DOUBLES

People who can show they are looking for work are eligible for jobseeker's allowance.

Foreign Nat''ls'' benefits cost 2 billion pounds

A total of 1,019,620 have claimed Jobseeker's Allowance, Incapacity Benefit or Income Support for 10 years or more.