Jobseeker's Allowance

noun [U] (abbreviation JSA)

Definition

› GOVERNMENT in the UK, money that is paid by the government every week to unemployed people who are trying to find work: claim Jobseeker's Allowance Can I take a holiday while I'm on Jobseeker's Allowance?

(Definition of Jobseeker's Allowance noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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