Hospital Admission - Jobseeker's Allowance (Contribution based)

How hospital admission affects you when you are claiming Jobseeker's Allowance (Contribution based).

Customer

Jobseeker's Allowance (Contribution based) will normally cease immediately the customer is admitted into hospital as they can no longer be considered as available for and actively seeking work. The customer should claim Employment and Support Allowance.

Read more on:

• Jobseeker's Allowance (Contribution based)
• Employment and Support Allowance (people with disabilities section)

This will not apply if the customer is able to take advantage of the provisions which apply to short periods of sickness whilst on Jobseeker's Allowance.

A person may continue to receive Jobseeker's Allowance for two periods of sickness of not more than two weeks duration in a jobseeking period, or in a 12 month period where the jobseeking period exceeds 12 months.

In these cases payment could continue for not more than two weeks whilst the customer is in hospital.

• Contact your nearest Social Security / Jobs & Benefits office (contacts section)