Also known as JSA, this is the standard state handout to the unemployed in the UK.
Jobseeker'
s Allowance is paid by Jobcentre Plus to Jobseekers, who are required to actively seek
work.
In order to receive Jobseeker's Allowance you must go to a branch of Jobcentre Plus so that a member of staff (a Dictator) can find out what sort or
work you
will have to look for - which is usually the most lowest paid, temporary and agency
work. This
will be called your Jobseekers Agreement.
If the dictator decides you are doing enough to find work, you
will get paid a paltry sum that is not enough to live on.
In order to continue receiving Jobseekers Allowance, you must visit the Jobcentre Plus every 2 weeks - known as "Signing On" to show a dictator evidence of what you have done to find the work that is put down on your Jobseeker's Agreement.
This is very demeaning and the Dictator
will make you feel very small and guilty that you are still a jobseeker.
If the dictator thinks you have applied for enough menial jobs but havent got one, you
will be eligible for another payment of Jobseeker's Allowance.
You
will then have to go back in another 2 weeks to do this again for your next payment of Jobseeker's Allowance.
If the Dictator decides you are not applying for enough jobs, he or she
will stop your claim and you
will no longer be eligible for any Jobseeker's Allowance.
