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Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA), or The Dole, the primary form of unemployment benefit in the United Kingdom, exists in two forms: income-based and contributions-based. If a claimant has paid enough National Insurance contributions of the correct class in the two complete tax years previous to the claim year in which the claim is being made, and can prove that they are available for work and are actively seeking employment, then they are entitled to contribution-based benefit. If not, and they have a low or no income they receive income-based benefit, but they still have to prove that they are available for and actively seeking work. Benefit levels are lower for those under 25 years old. To keep receiving benefit, a claimant has to visit the Job Centre every two weeks, give details of how they have been looking for work (a "job seeker's diary" is provided), and sign a declaration that they are following their Job Seeker's Agreement (hence the expression signing on).
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The weakening job situation ... has been reflected in growing numbers of claims for unemployment benefits, he noted. The four-week average for claims, released by the Labor Department, rose to 360,500 last week -- the highest level since claims spiked in October 2005.
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The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities reports that even during recent months of robust job growth, an exceptionally large number of jobless workers exhausted their regular unemployment benefits and went without federal aid. This analysis covers recent trends and projections for the next few months; it includes state data.
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This section generally explains state unemployment insurance benefits and Federal-state extended unemployment benefits, along with eligibility requirements and laws, for employees who lose or quit their jobs. It ... explains Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA).
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Public Law 103-152 specifies that an individual who is determined likely to exhaust unemployment benefits and to need job search assistance must be referred to such services. If you are offered reemployment assistance and refuse to participate, without justifiable reason, benefits will be denied.
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Al-Gosaibi said that unemployment benefits would encourage jobless Saudis to rely on unemployment checks and not seek work. He ... said that if the government approved such an initiative it would open the way for fraudsters and those who can cheat the system.
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