Welfare Benefits and Tax Credits Handbook 2019/20Part 5: Other benefitsChapter 33: Contribution-based jobseeker's allowance 2. The rules about your age
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2. The rules about your age
There is no minimum age for entitlement to contribution-based jobseeker’s allowance (JSA). However, in practice, because you can only qualify if you satisfy the national insurance contribution conditions, you are unlikely to qualify before you are 18.
You cannot claim any type of JSA if you are pension age or over (see here).
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