Datasets / Jobseekers Allowance (JSA) claimants


Jobseekers Allowance (JSA) claimants

Published By Department for Work and Pensions

Issued about 10 years ago

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Summary

Type of release
ongoing release of a series of related datasets

Licence
UK Open Government Licence

Verification
automatically awarded

Description

Jobseekers Allowance (JSA) claimants: People under pensionable age who are available for, and actively seeking, work of at least 40 hours a week. Source: Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Publisher: Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Geographies: Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA), Ward, Local Authority District (LAD), County/Unitary Authority, Government Office Region (GOR), National Geographic coverage: Great Britain Time coverage: 1999 to 2009 Type of data: Administrative data Notes: Jobseeker's Allowance replaced Unemployment Benefit and Income Support for unemployed people on 7 October 1996. It is payable to people under pensionable age who are available for, and actively seeking, work of at least 40 hours a week. Certain groups of