Difference between JSA and Universal Credit

MWAUGH1983

Hi,

Just wondered if anyone could advise what the differences are between JSA and Universal Credit ?

Cheers
Martin

Neil_Jones

JSA = payment made to you at c. £73 a week (paid fortnightly) in return for you spending 35hrs a week searching for and applying for work. aka "signing on".

Universal Credit = monthly payment of various benefits (7 IIRC) in one lump sum, so things like Housing Benefit, JSA, Income Support, that sort of stuff as opposed to multiple payments for multiple benefits.

huckster

Do you claim JSA currently ?

Unless you have any change of circumstances, you don't need to change to UC until DWP migrate you across.

Remember that UC is a benefit that supports people who are not working or who are working but not earning enough.