The Jobseeker’s Transitional Payment (JST) is a special arrangement under the Jobseeker’s Allowance scheme that aims to support lone parents into the workforce while they have young children. The One-Parent Family Payment (OFP) is a payment for people under 66 who are bringing children up without the support of a partner.
Table 1 shows the number of recipients of OFP, JST and the numbers that transferred from JST to Jobseeker's Allowance each year from 2018 to 2021.
Table 2 shows the number of recipients of OFP, JST and the numbers that transferred from JST to Jobseeker's Allowance each month from January 2022 to 2022.
Table 1: Number of recipients of OFP, JST, and the numbers of transitions from JST to Jobseekers Allowance, by year.
|
Year
|
One Parent Family Payment
|
Jobseekers Transitional Payment
|
Jobseekers Transitional Payment to Jobseekers Allowance
|
|
2018
|
39,265
|
14,796
|
314
|
|
2019
|
39,533
|
15,234
|
296
|
|
2020
|
39,446
|
15,954
|
337
|
|
2021
|
39,926
|
16,533
|
337
|
Table 2: Number of recipients of OFP, JST, and the numbers of transitions from JST to Jobseekers Allowance, by month in 2022.
|
Month
|
One Parent Family Payment
|
Jobseekers Transitional Payment
|
Jobseekers Transitional Payment to Jobseekers Allowance
|
|
January
|
39,844
|
16,517
|
25
|
|
February
|
39,979
|
16,481
|
24
|
|
March
|
39,872
|
16,499
|
27
|
