Job Seekers Allowance
- What is means tested Jobseekers Allowance?
- What are the conditions for claiming means tested Jobseekers Allowance?
- What is Contributory Jobseekers Allowance?
See also the GOV.UK website for information about the Job Seekers Allowance
What is means tested Jobseekers
Allowance ?
Means Tested Jobseekers Allowance is the equivalent of Income Support
for people who have to sign-on as available for work but do not meet the
qualifying conditions for Contributory Jobseekers Allowance. Means Tested
Jobseekers Allowance is claimed through the local Employment Services
Office.
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What are the conditions for
claiming means tested Jobseekers Allowance ?
Means Tested Jobseekers Allowance can be paid on top of Contributory Jobseekers
Allowance where this is not sufficient to meet the needs of the claimant
(and family).
The calculation and conditions are the same as those for Income Support.
The claimant must be available for and show proof of actively seeking
full time employment.
It is usually paid fortnightly in arrears. A claim for this benefit will
usually trigger involvement from the Child Support Agency.
Childless couples claiming income-based Jobseekers Allowance have to make
a joint claim, where one or both members were born after 19 March 1976.
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What is Contributory Jobseekers
Allowance ?
Contributory Jobseekers Allowance has replaced Unemployment Benefit.
Contributory Jobseekers Allowance depends on your National Insurance Contributions.
It is not means tested but it is taxable. Contributory Jobseekers Allowance
is claimed through the local Employment Services Office.
It is paid at different set rates for persons who are:
- Under 18
- Aged 18-24
- 25 and over
It is paid for a maximum of 6 months.
The claimant must be available for and show proof of actively seeking
full time employment.
