jobseeker's allowance
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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People are not eligible for these payments if they receive new style employment and support allowance, contributory employment and support allowance, or new style jobseeker's allowance - unless they get universal credit.
From BBC • May 25, 2023
If you are claiming support such as income-based jobseeker's allowance, income support, pension credit or universal credit, certain schemes can help you pay your energy charges and energy debt directly from your benefits.
From BBC • Sep. 29, 2022
Universal credit is a benefit for working-age people which replaces six former payments, including income support, housing benefit and income-based jobseeker's allowance.
From BBC • Sep. 21, 2021
Jobless and estranged from his son in the Shropshire countryside, he lived simply, foraging for food, claiming jobseeker’s allowance and watching the seasons change.
From The Guardian • Dec. 1, 2018
They amount to over £14bn – that is, almost three times the £5bn paid out that year in income-based jobseeker’s allowance.
From The Guardian • Oct. 6, 2014
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