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You may be able to claim New Style Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) with, or instead of, Universal Credit, depending on your National Insurance record.

• Updated: 20 June 2025

Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA) is an unemployment benefit you can claim while looking for work - how to apply online, New Style Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA), eligibility, rates, rapid reclaim, JSA interview, when payment can be stopped

• How it works

  You can apply for New Style Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) to help you when…

• Eligibility

  To be eligible for New Style Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) you’ll need to…

• Apply for New Style Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA)

  Before you apply for New Style Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA), check if…

• Your JSA interview

  If you’re invited to an interview, you must attend. It will be at your…

• Your JSA claim

  When you apply to claim JSA, your work coach will make an agreement with…

• If you’re getting income-based JSA

  As long as you’re still eligible, you’ll keep getting income-based…

• Report a change of circumstances

  You must tell Jobcentre Plus if your circumstances change, for example you…

You may be able to claim New Style Employment and Support Allowance with, or instead of Universal Credit, depending on your National Insurance record.

• Updated: 11 November 2022

How to find out if you're owed money if you claimed New Style JSA between 19 March 2020 and 19 November 2022 and said you had a pension.

• Updated: 22 January 2024

Find out if you're eligible for New Style Jobseeker's Allowance and how to claim.

More detailed information about New Style Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) for stakeholders and claimants.

• Updated: 7 April 2025

Ms Jane Miller OBE became the British High Commissioner to the Co-operative Republic of Guyana and Her Majesty’s Non-Resident Ambassador to the Republic of Suriname in July 2021. Curriculum Vitae Dates Role 2020 to 2021 Tanzania, Development Director 2017 to...

• Updated: 28 September 2022

Matthew Style was appointed Director General, Secondary Care and Integration (previously known as NHS Policy and Performance) in November 2021. His previous roles include: Deputy CFO at NHS England and NHS Improvement Director of Local Government Finance (including adult social...

• Updated: 4 July 2024

Jane Guyett is the Chair of Connect Plus (M25) Ltd, and is a Non-Executive Director on the Boards of Kerry London Ltd and Trade Direct Insurance Services Ltd. Jane spent 15 years with Bank of America Merrill Lynch where she...

• Updated: 31 March 2016

Jane originally qualified as a solicitor in England and in Scotland and was a partner in Boyd Jameson WS, specialist maritime solicitors, where she developed the firm’s commercial and litigation practice. During that time she was also an elected council...

• Updated: 30 July 2014