Jobseekers Act 1995
E284432
The Jobseekers Act 1995 is a UK law that reformed unemployment benefits and introduced the framework for Jobseeker’s Allowance, linking financial support to active job search requirements.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jobseekers Act 1995 canonical | 4 |
| Jobseeker’s Agreement | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2625858 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jobseekers Act 1995 Context triple: [Jobseeker’s Allowance, legalBasis, Jobseekers Act 1995]
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A.
Labour Exchanges Act 1909
The Labour Exchanges Act 1909 was a key piece of early 20th-century British social reform that created state-run employment offices to help match workers with available jobs and reduce unemployment.
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B.
Workforce Investment Act of 1998
The Workforce Investment Act of 1998 is a U.S. federal law that overhauled and consolidated job training, adult education, and employment services into a coordinated workforce development system to better connect workers with employers.
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C.
Unemployment Insurance Act 1921
The Unemployment Insurance Act 1921 was a UK law that amended and extended the existing unemployment benefits system established after World War I, tightening eligibility and adjusting contributions and payments in response to rising joblessness.
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D.
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act amendments
The Comprehensive Employment and Training Act amendments were legislative updates in the 1970s that expanded and refined federal job training and employment programs for unemployed and disadvantaged workers in the United States.
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E.
Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996
The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 is a landmark U.S. welfare reform law that overhauled federal assistance programs by imposing work requirements, time limits on benefits, and greater state control over welfare policy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jobseekers Act 1995 Target entity description: The Jobseekers Act 1995 is a UK law that reformed unemployment benefits and introduced the framework for Jobseeker’s Allowance, linking financial support to active job search requirements.
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A.
Labour Exchanges Act 1909
The Labour Exchanges Act 1909 was a key piece of early 20th-century British social reform that created state-run employment offices to help match workers with available jobs and reduce unemployment.
-
B.
Workforce Investment Act of 1998
The Workforce Investment Act of 1998 is a U.S. federal law that overhauled and consolidated job training, adult education, and employment services into a coordinated workforce development system to better connect workers with employers.
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C.
Unemployment Insurance Act 1921
The Unemployment Insurance Act 1921 was a UK law that amended and extended the existing unemployment benefits system established after World War I, tightening eligibility and adjusting contributions and payments in response to rising joblessness.
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D.
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act amendments
The Comprehensive Employment and Training Act amendments were legislative updates in the 1970s that expanded and refined federal job training and employment programs for unemployed and disadvantaged workers in the United States.
-
E.
Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996
The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 is a landmark U.S. welfare reform law that overhauled federal assistance programs by imposing work requirements, time limits on benefits, and greater state control over welfare policy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
United Kingdom statute ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Department of Social Security
ⓘ
Employment Service ⓘ |
| aimedTo |
encourage labour market participation
ⓘ
reduce long-term unemployment ⓘ |
| benefitType |
contribution-based Jobseeker’s Allowance
ⓘ
Jobseeker’s Allowance ⓘ
surface form:
income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance
|
| citation | 1995 c. 18 ⓘ |
| containsProvisionOn |
actively seeking employment
ⓘ
availability for employment ⓘ back to work schemes and programmes ⓘ conditions of entitlement to Jobseeker’s Allowance ⓘ disqualification and sanctions ⓘ jobseeker’s directions ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdBenefit | Jobseeker’s Allowance ⓘ |
| establishedFrameworkFor | Jobseeker’s Allowance ⓘ |
| geographicalScope | Great Britain ⓘ |
| introducedBy |
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
ⓘ
surface form:
Secretary of State for Social Security
|
| introducedConcept |
Jobseekers Act 1995
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Jobseeker’s Agreement
sanctions for non-compliance with job search conditions ⓘ |
| introducedRequirement |
claimants must be actively seeking work
ⓘ
claimants must be available for work ⓘ claimants must enter a Jobseeker’s Agreement ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
England
ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ Wales ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| laterAdministeredBy | Jobcentre Plus ⓘ |
| legislature |
British Parliament
ⓘ
surface form:
Parliament of the United Kingdom
|
| linkedBenefitTo | active job search requirements ⓘ |
| partOf | United Kingdom social security legislation ⓘ |
| policyArea |
social security
ⓘ
unemployment benefits ⓘ welfare-to-work ⓘ |
| reformed | unemployment benefit system in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992
ⓘ
Welfare Reform Act 2007 ⓘ Welfare Reform Act 2012 ⓘ |
| replaced | Unemployment Benefit with Jobseeker’s Allowance framework ⓘ |
| royalAssentDate | 1995-07-19 ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Jobseekers Act 1995 self-link ⓘ |
| status | amended ⓘ |
| subjectHeading | Jobseeker’s Allowance – law and legislation ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1995 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jobseekers Act 1995 Description of subject: The Jobseekers Act 1995 is a UK law that reformed unemployment benefits and introduced the framework for Jobseeker’s Allowance, linking financial support to active job search requirements.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Jobseeker’s Agreement