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  2. Jobseeker's Allowance - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  3. Unemployment in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    Unemployment in UK from 1881. Data to 1970 from; [19] to 2015 from Labour Force Survey [20] An unemployment insurance stamp from 1912 An unemployment insurance stamp from 1923 Unemployed men discuss the growing jobless rate in 1931. Unemployed men gather round the entrance to a trade union building during the July 1930 Depression.

  4. Welfare state in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    The welfare state of the United Kingdom began to evolve in the 1900s and early 1910s, and comprises expenditures by the government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland intended to improve health, education, employment and social security. The British system has been classified as a liberal welfare state system.

  5. Universal Credit - Wikipedia

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    Universal Credit logo. Universal Credit is a United Kingdom social security payment. It is means-tested and is replacing and combining six benefits, for working-age households with a low income: income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA), income-based Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA), and Income Support; Child Tax Credit (CTC) and Working Tax Credit (WTC); and Housing Benefit.

  6. National Insurance - Wikipedia

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    National Insurance contributions form a significant proportion of the UK Government's revenue, raising £145 billion in 2019-20 (representing 17.5% of all tax revenue). [3] The benefit component includes several contributory benefits, availability and amount of which is determined by the claimant's contribution record and circumstances.

  7. Unemployment benefits - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. Unemployment benefits, also called unemployment insurance, unemployment payment, unemployment compensation, or simply unemployment, are payments made by governmental bodies to unemployed people. Depending on the country and the status of the person, those sums may be small, covering only basic needs, or may compensate the lost time ...

  8. Youth unemployment in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    Those under 25 years old are entitled to £56.25 a week in Job Seeker's Allowance (a lower amount than for over 25s). In economic terms youth unemployment equates to £10m a day in lost productivity [ 20] and the total direct cost of youth unemployment is £4.7bn a year. [ 21] Unemployment for over six months while a teenager also increases the ...

  9. Benefit year - Wikipedia

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    A benefit year is a 12-month period in which individuals are eligible to collect compensation, typically related to insurance policies or unemployment benefits. [1] [2] In the United Kingdom, the Jobseeker's Allowance for individuals who have contributed to National Insurance is paid during a benefit year that runs from the first Sunday in ...