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Jobseeker's Allowance

Answer

The information requested is not available. The latest information available is in the following table.There are two types of jobseeker's allowance. Contribution-based jobseeker's allowance is payable for up to 183 days as long as sufficient national insurance contributions have been paid at the relevant time. Income-based jobseeker's allowance is payable irrespective of the claimant's contribution record but according to the claimant's household income, and can be paid in addition to contribution-based jobseeker's allowance. For both types of the benefit, the claimant must also satisfy statutory conditions of entitlement, such as being available for and actively seeking work.

Jobseeker's allowance claimants: Type of jobseeker's allowance —May 2010
Type of jobseeker's allowance	Total
All	1,354,600
Contribution-based benefit only	205,300
Income-based and contribution-based benefit	21,200
Income-based benefit only	1,010,900
No benefit in payment (credits only)	117,300
Notes:
1. The preferred statistics on benefits are now derived from 100% data sources. However, the 5% sample data still provide some detail not yet available from the100% data sources. DWP recommends that, where the detail is only available on the 5% sample data, the proportions derived should be scaled up to the overall 100% total for the benefit. These figures have been scaled up to the overall total.
2. Figures are rounded to the nearest 100 therefore totals may not sum due to rounding.
3. These data were extracted from the Department's tabulation tool at:
http://83.244.183.180/5pc/tabtool.html
then rated up.
Source:
DWP Information Directorate Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study (WPLS) Information Directorate, 5% samples

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

44644; 524 c1078-9W

Session

2010-12

Subjects

Jobseeker's allowance

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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