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

McDonagh, with an address at College Green in Maynooth, Co Kildare, had been claiming the jobseeker's allowance in the name of Christopher Barrett from September 2007 to March last year.

PAIR JAILED OVER EUR60K DOLE FRAUD; Travellers caught after crackdown

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.

PURGE WORKED FOR ME

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

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

Last month 21,224 people were claiming Jobseeker's Allowance compared with 22,287 in March - a drop of 1,063 - according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics.

Teesside jobless total falls

THE number of people claiming jobseeker's allowance in Merseyside has fallen by more than 4% over the past month, according to official figures.

Claimant count falls as city region economy grows

Ministers said they were "rebuilding" Britain's economy after new figures showed falls in youth and long-term unemployment, a big rise in job vacancies, and the 15th consecutive fall in the numbers claiming jobseeker's allowance.

Unemployment falls by 125,000; UK BRIEFLY

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.