With a jobs revolution sweeping the country, Jobcentre staff are getting out and about and taking work support direct to jobseekers as part of a new blitz targeting unusual locations – from football clubs to prisons and homeless shelters.
As employment numbers reach a record 30.8 million, and the number of people on the main out-of-work benefits is the lowest for a quarter of a century, Jobcentre Plus Work Coaches – the government’s army of jobs experts – are heading out to meet the public in children’s centres, youth hubs, homeless shelters, and rural work clubs, to offer targeted support to people who need it most.
Read the full government release here