New Style Jobseeker's Allowance (New Style JSA)

Find out about New Style Jobseekers Allowance, including the eligibility criteria, allowances and the application process.

What is New Style Jobseekers Allowance (New Style JSA)?

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New Style JSA, short for New Style Jobseekers Allowance, is the name of a benefit that some people who are looking for work can get.

The money is to help to pay for your living costs when you are looking for work.

Living costs include things like Rent is the money that you pay to live in your home when you have a tenancy agreement A Tenancy agreement is where the person renting a house, and the person who owns the house, agree on things like how much rent to pay, who will mend things like the cooker if they go wrong, and whether you are allowed pets. . Your home belongs to a landlord A landlord is the owner of a property which they rent out to tenants. They can be a council A council is also called a local authority A local authority is also called a council. They are a group of people who make decisions about some of the things in the area where you live like schools, social care Social care means the services that give care and support to people who need it. (support for people), parks and dustbin collection. . They are a group of people who make decisions about some of the things in the area where you live. These include: schools, social care (support for people), parks and dustbin collection. , a housing association, or an individual person. , but you have a right to live there as long as you follow the rules that are in your tenancy agreement. , food and bills.

Some people get a benefit called income-related Jobseekers Allowance.

You can not make a new claim for income-related Jobseekers Allowance.

If you are getting income-related JSA, you will carry on getting it as long as you still meet the rules to get income-related JSA.

If you are getting income-related JSA, you must tell Jobcentre Plus if your circumstances change. For example if you start working or you start to get more money.

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This page is about New Style JSA.

Can I get New Style JSA?

To get New Style JSA you must:

• live in the UK
• be 18 or over (you can sometimes get New Style JSA if you are 16 or 17)
• be under the state A pension is money you get when you are older to pay for the things you need. You can pay money into your pension when you are working so there is more money for when you are older. age
• not be working, or work less than 16 hours per week on average
• be able to start work if you find a job.

To get New Style JSA.

You must have been an employee and paid Class 1 National Insurance is a type of tax Tax is the money that pays for things like schools, hospitals and the police. There are different types of taxes like income tax Income tax is the money that is taken out of the money you earn every month. It helps to pay for things we all need like hospitals and schools. , VAT VAT is also called Value Added Tax. VAT is the extra money you pay when you buy things. The money goes to the government to pay for things like schools and hospitals. and council tax Council Tax is the money that people pay to the council. It helps to pay for things like social care (support for people), parks and dustbin collection. . . It is money that is taken out of the money you earn each month. You pay National Insurance so that you can get a pension when you are older. or had National Insurance credits in the last 2 to 3 years.

You pay Class 1 National Insurance if you earn more than £242 a week from 1 job.

You might get National Insurance credits if you are unable to work because you are ill or are looking after someone.

You must not:

• have a disability or health condition that stops you from working
• be in full–time Education is when you learn things. When you fill in a form to get a job, education means you write where you went to school, college or university. .

You might be able to get Universal Credit at the same time as, or instead of, New Style JSA.

If you get both benefits, your New Style JSA payments will reduce the amount of Universal Credit you receive.

You will also get different National Insurance credits which count towards your State Pension and help you qualify for other benefits.

You can get New Style JSA for up to 182 days (about 6 months).

What checks are needed to get New Style JSA?

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• what work you have done in the last 6 months
• how much money you get from a pension or annuity