JSA is Jobseeker's Allowance: money the British government pays to people who have no work and who are trying to find work. You usually have to show that you are looking.

JSA is Jobseeker's AllowanceJSA 就是 Jobseeker's Allowance（求職津貼）: money the British government pays是英國政府付給 to people who have no work and who are trying to find work沒有工作、正在找工作的人的錢. You usually have to show that you are looking你通常得證明自己真的有在找工作.

It is a UK word and a UK system. Taiwan's 失業給付 is a cousin idea, not the same rules and not the same name.

It is a UK word and a UK system這是英國專用的字和制度. Taiwan's 失業給付台灣的失業給付 is a cousin idea算是類似的概念, not the same rules and not the same name但規則不一樣，名稱也不一樣.

Though actually, a lot of this kind of help in Britain now goes through a newer payment called Universal Credit, so you will meet JSA more in older news, in forms, and in talk about the years when it was the main word.

Though actually不過其實, a lot of this kind of help in Britain現在英國很多這類補助 now goes through a newer payment called Universal Credit都改走一個叫 Universal Credit 的新制度, so you will meet JSA more所以你會比較常在 in older news, in forms, and in talk about the years when it was the main word舊新聞、表格，以及講到它還是主要說法那些年代的談話裡遇到 JSA.

People used to say “the dole” for money you get when you have no job; that is looser and older. JSA is the official short name for that British job-seeking payment.

People used to say “the dole”以前的人會說 the dole for money you get when you have no job用來指沒工作時拿到的錢; that is looser and older這種說法比較籠統也比較舊. JSA is the official short nameJSA 是官方的簡稱 for that British job-seeking payment指的就是這個英國的求職給付.