a crime resulting in their act(s) having been recorded by the police authorities. In the Guardian newspaper in March 2001, the success of the New Deal scheme was reported, the report stated that 270,000 people were found full-time employment and the cost of achieving this end was half of the estimated amount. According to a report in 2008 by the Social Market Foundation there were approximately 100,000 long-term unemployed persons claiming JSA, at any given time. From 2010 to April 2011 the number of claimants having sanctions imposed increased to 75,000 persons amid claims that DWP staff deliberately made claiming more difficult and were required to refer 3 people a week for sanctions. The number of disabled people sanctioned doubled to 20,000 over the same period. The Department for Work and Pensions denied persecuting vulnerable people. Application methods According to the UK government webpage on how to apply, application can be made online or by phone. Application can also be made on paper forms; JSA1, or JSA4RR if reclaiming JSA. Claimant Commitment When claimants attend their first Jobseeker Interview, they are required to sign a contract with their advisor, this is called a claimant commitment. The contract can be changed at one-to-one interviews. Its terms include that claimants state: what activities they will perform to look for work The maximum commuting time they will accept The type of work they are ideally looking for (although claimants should be prepared to accept anything within their capabilities) How many times they will search suitable jobsearch websites each week Whether they will use any magazines/newspapers to find jobs The maximum hours they are able to work, taking into consideration barriers such as health, child care etc. Whether claimants are paid therefore depends on whether they uphold the contract they have agreed to – from a political theory known as Welfare Contractualism, first expressed in the 1998 paper New Ambitions for our Country: A New Contract for Welfare Eligibility All applicants qualify by conforming to all of the following requirements: being 18 or over but below State Pension age - there are some exceptions if you’re 16 or 17. not being in full-time education. living in England, Scotland or Wales. being available for work. actively seeking work. working on average less than 16 hours per week. attending a JSA interview after they apply. Contribution-based New-style (contribution-based) Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA(C)) entitlement is based on Class