UK jobcentres not fit for purpose, says Liz Kendall ahead of major reforms
UK jobcentres not fit for purpose, says Liz Kendall ahead of major reforms
The work and pensions secretary is to overhaul benefits system, pushing young people into work or education
Britain’s network of jobcentres has become a hollowed-out “benefit administration service” that is shunned by employers and jobseekers alike, a…
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November 24, 2024 at 6:02 AM
UK jobcentres not fit for purpose, says Liz Kendall ahead of major reforms
“Burnham has also looked at giving mayors control over jobcentres in an effort to link employment support to local needs, after lobbying for such a change while mayor.”
I’m not sure politicians actually understand what jobcentres do.
I’m not sure politicians actually understand what jobcentres do.
July 27, 2026 at 12:53 PM
“Burnham has also looked at giving mayors control over jobcentres in an effort to link employment support to local needs, after lobbying for such a change while mayor.”
I’m not sure politicians actually understand what jobcentres do.
I’m not sure politicians actually understand what jobcentres do.
Jobcentres will no longer force people into ‘any job’ available, minister says
Jobcentres will no longer force people into ‘any job’ available, minister says
Alison McGovern promises long-term career support in wake of Labour’s significant cuts to disability benefits
Jobcentres will no longer force people into “any job” available, the employment minister has said, promising there will be long-term, personalised career support for those losing out due to welfare cuts.
Alison McGovern said she was ending the Conservative policy under which jobseekers were obliged to take any low-paid, insecure work and that the service would now be focused on helping people to build rewarding careers. Continue reading...
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May 29, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Jobcentres will no longer force people into ‘any job’ available, minister says
Jobcentres will no longer force people into ‘any job’ available, minister says
Alison McGovern promises long-term career support in wake of Labour’s significant planned cuts to disability benefits
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Alison McGovern promises long-term career support in wake of Labour’s significant planned cuts to disability benefits
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Jobcentres will no longer force people into ‘any job’ available, minister says
Alison McGovern promises long-term career support in wake of Labour’s significant cuts to disability benefits
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May 29, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Jobcentres will no longer force people into ‘any job’ available, minister says
Alison McGovern promises long-term career support in wake of Labour’s significant planned cuts to disability benefits
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Alison McGovern promises long-term career support in wake of Labour’s significant planned cuts to disability benefits
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Jobcentres will no longer force people into “any job” available, the employment minister Alison McGovern has said, promising there will be long-term, personalised career support.
If it works, job centre reform is one of this government’s most interesting polices
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If it works, job centre reform is one of this government’s most interesting polices
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Jobcentres will no longer force people into ‘any job’ available, minister says
Alison McGovern promises long-term career support in wake of Labour’s significant cuts to disability benefits
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May 29, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Jobcentres will no longer force people into “any job” available, the employment minister Alison McGovern has said, promising there will be long-term, personalised career support.
If it works, job centre reform is one of this government’s most interesting polices
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If it works, job centre reform is one of this government’s most interesting polices
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Today Kendall says she wants to turn jobcentres from places of ‘distrust and punishment’ into ones that help people.
If every disability organisation, health body & the Citizens Advice Bureau says these plans will worsen trust—there’s a solution.
Pause. Listen. Consult.
If every disability organisation, health body & the Citizens Advice Bureau says these plans will worsen trust—there’s a solution.
Pause. Listen. Consult.
March 17, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Today Kendall says she wants to turn jobcentres from places of ‘distrust and punishment’ into ones that help people.
If every disability organisation, health body & the Citizens Advice Bureau says these plans will worsen trust—there’s a solution.
Pause. Listen. Consult.
If every disability organisation, health body & the Citizens Advice Bureau says these plans will worsen trust—there’s a solution.
Pause. Listen. Consult.
The Labour government is introducing the biggest shake-up of jobcentres for decades, as the new local-led approach is first rolled out in Wakefield in conjunction with local leaders.
It will hold new careers events and try new approaches to support job seekers & employers based on local needs.
It will hold new careers events and try new approaches to support job seekers & employers based on local needs.
Biggest shake-up of jobcentres in decades gets underway
Launch of a new, locally-led approach to jobseeker support begins in Wakefield, West Yorkshire.
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June 5, 2025 at 7:46 AM
The Labour government is introducing the biggest shake-up of jobcentres for decades, as the new local-led approach is first rolled out in Wakefield in conjunction with local leaders.
It will hold new careers events and try new approaches to support job seekers & employers based on local needs.
It will hold new careers events and try new approaches to support job seekers & employers based on local needs.
Reference to the long since abolished 'giro' a hardy perennial in jobcentres across the land
June 3, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Reference to the long since abolished 'giro' a hardy perennial in jobcentres across the land
‘Jobcentres are intensely hopeful’: how Labour plans to help people find work
‘Jobcentres are intensely hopeful’: how Labour plans to help people find work
Employment minister wants to create new ‘public employment service’ to transform the UK job market
“This is why I love jobcentres: because they’re intensely hopeful places.” The employment minister, Alison McGovern, has just spent half an hour perched on…
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November 30, 2024 at 8:13 AM
‘Jobcentres are intensely hopeful’: how Labour plans to help people find work
'Vile, work-shy, morons - that's what a guy who claims to work in Jobcentres thinks of you.'
@matthew-wright.bsky.social's 'mind is blown' by listener David who says those seeking work have a 'sense of entitlement'.
@matthew-wright.bsky.social's 'mind is blown' by listener David who says those seeking work have a 'sense of entitlement'.
February 15, 2025 at 10:19 AM
'Vile, work-shy, morons - that's what a guy who claims to work in Jobcentres thinks of you.'
@matthew-wright.bsky.social's 'mind is blown' by listener David who says those seeking work have a 'sense of entitlement'.
@matthew-wright.bsky.social's 'mind is blown' by listener David who says those seeking work have a 'sense of entitlement'.
What’s interesting here is “prisons, nationalising the railways, ending the ban on onshore wind, public sector pay, scrapping the Rwanda scheme, the labour market reforms, new approach on JobCentres”, just off the top of my head is quite a chunky list, not least given it has only been 20 days.
Anyway, between immigration raids, the two child benefit cap, and hobbling HS2 what is the *fundamental* difference between them and the tories of last month?
other than that they can project an image of competence
other than that they can project an image of competence
July 24, 2024 at 7:05 AM
What’s interesting here is “prisons, nationalising the railways, ending the ban on onshore wind, public sector pay, scrapping the Rwanda scheme, the labour market reforms, new approach on JobCentres”, just off the top of my head is quite a chunky list, not least given it has only been 20 days.
Its time for change in Jobcentres, but how do we do it? My new paper proposes a vision for Jobcentre reform. The central idea is to introduce case workers, who would be service users’ main point of contact and offer ongoing pastoral and practical support 🧵
www.citizensadvice.org.uk/policy/publi...
www.citizensadvice.org.uk/policy/publi...
The case for case workers: reimagining the Jobcentre service
Discussion paper by Kate Harrison on the future of jobcentres and work coaches
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June 5, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Its time for change in Jobcentres, but how do we do it? My new paper proposes a vision for Jobcentre reform. The central idea is to introduce case workers, who would be service users’ main point of contact and offer ongoing pastoral and practical support 🧵
www.citizensadvice.org.uk/policy/publi...
www.citizensadvice.org.uk/policy/publi...
we should reform jobcentres to be a dynamic where your job coach is in fact the person /applying to jobs/ for you and actively finding you interviews to go to
October 10, 2024 at 6:37 PM
we should reform jobcentres to be a dynamic where your job coach is in fact the person /applying to jobs/ for you and actively finding you interviews to go to
I don't want a mayoral combined authority with the power to vary regional NHS policy and responsibility for Jobcentres, I want Leeds City Council to have as much money to spend on the things it wants to spend it on as it did in the 1960s!
June 29, 2026 at 12:17 PM
I don't want a mayoral combined authority with the power to vary regional NHS policy and responsibility for Jobcentres, I want Leeds City Council to have as much money to spend on the things it wants to spend it on as it did in the 1960s!
I can't tell from this article what the alleged GDPR breach is,
But the DWP giving someone a piece of paper with their own name and address on it to hand to an agency that will feed them is not a data protection issue
If that's what the process is;
DWP is using GDPR bullshit to starve the jobless
But the DWP giving someone a piece of paper with their own name and address on it to hand to an agency that will feed them is not a data protection issue
If that's what the process is;
DWP is using GDPR bullshit to starve the jobless
Jobcentres told to stop referring benefit claimants to food banks
DWP briefing says jobcentres should no longer issue ‘signposting slips’ over concerns about data privacy
www.theguardian.com
February 16, 2024 at 8:09 AM
I can't tell from this article what the alleged GDPR breach is,
But the DWP giving someone a piece of paper with their own name and address on it to hand to an agency that will feed them is not a data protection issue
If that's what the process is;
DWP is using GDPR bullshit to starve the jobless
But the DWP giving someone a piece of paper with their own name and address on it to hand to an agency that will feed them is not a data protection issue
If that's what the process is;
DWP is using GDPR bullshit to starve the jobless
Give the remaining Windsors a bicycle to share and the addresses of the nearest Jobcentres and charity shops, and turf them out on the streets.
They are fucking parasites and Harry and Meghan are well rid of them.
They are fucking parasites and Harry and Meghan are well rid of them.
February 14, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Give the remaining Windsors a bicycle to share and the addresses of the nearest Jobcentres and charity shops, and turf them out on the streets.
They are fucking parasites and Harry and Meghan are well rid of them.
They are fucking parasites and Harry and Meghan are well rid of them.
With employment minister Alison McGovern saying Jobcentres will no longer force people into any job available, Britons are divided on what approach Jobcentres should take
Should focus on long-term jobs, even if it takes longer: 44%
Should focus on getting any job now: 37%
Should focus on long-term jobs, even if it takes longer: 44%
Should focus on getting any job now: 37%
May 29, 2025 at 3:36 PM
With employment minister Alison McGovern saying Jobcentres will no longer force people into any job available, Britons are divided on what approach Jobcentres should take
Should focus on long-term jobs, even if it takes longer: 44%
Should focus on getting any job now: 37%
Should focus on long-term jobs, even if it takes longer: 44%
Should focus on getting any job now: 37%
I can understand scepticism or wariness about this, but I think it's actually a good idea - proactive outreach into communities to try to repair the damaged reputation & relationships Jobcentres have developed. Good to see DWP being a bit more experimental & agile www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
DWP's new Jobcentres 'on wheels' can help break stigma, minister says
DWP minister Alison McGovern speaks to The Mirror as she launches a new Jobcentres 'on wheels' that have been pulling up at family hubs, retail car parks and outside mosques and churches
www.mirror.co.uk
February 11, 2025 at 9:03 AM
I can understand scepticism or wariness about this, but I think it's actually a good idea - proactive outreach into communities to try to repair the damaged reputation & relationships Jobcentres have developed. Good to see DWP being a bit more experimental & agile www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Benefit claimants need enough money to buy food if Labour wants to 'get Britain working again'
"if people cannot afford the basics they need to stay healthy, like food and heating, it is likely that they will struggle to engage with Jobcentres”
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"if people cannot afford the basics they need to stay healthy, like food and heating, it is likely that they will struggle to engage with Jobcentres”
@bigissue.com
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Labour must increase benefits if they want to 'get Britain working again'
Poverty harms people's health and pushes people further away from work – so experts are calling for benefits to be increased.
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November 26, 2024 at 5:30 PM
Benefit claimants need enough money to buy food if Labour wants to 'get Britain working again'
"if people cannot afford the basics they need to stay healthy, like food and heating, it is likely that they will struggle to engage with Jobcentres”
@bigissue.com
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"if people cannot afford the basics they need to stay healthy, like food and heating, it is likely that they will struggle to engage with Jobcentres”
@bigissue.com
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Article more about employment Jobcentres being reformed as they're pretty useless!
November 24, 2024 at 10:38 AM
Article more about employment Jobcentres being reformed as they're pretty useless!
Tories continue to crush the poor.
Jobcentres told to stop referring benefit claimants to food banks
DWP briefing says jobcentres should no longer issue ‘signposting slips’ over concerns about data privacy
www.theguardian.com
February 16, 2024 at 8:31 AM
Tories continue to crush the poor.
DWP just admitted it will now be spying on claimants in Jobcentres as well
Jobcentre security have used body-worn cameras for ages - but the DWP has only just put a formal policy in place.
As well as a GDPR breach, the implications for claimants are vast, too.
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
Jobcentre security have used body-worn cameras for ages - but the DWP has only just put a formal policy in place.
As well as a GDPR breach, the implications for claimants are vast, too.
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
DWP just admitted it will now be spying on claimants in Jobcentres as well
DWP security have used body-worn cameras for ages - but it has only just put a formal policy in place saying it can use the footage
www.thecanary.co
October 7, 2025 at 12:19 PM
DWP just admitted it will now be spying on claimants in Jobcentres as well
Jobcentre security have used body-worn cameras for ages - but the DWP has only just put a formal policy in place.
As well as a GDPR breach, the implications for claimants are vast, too.
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
Jobcentre security have used body-worn cameras for ages - but the DWP has only just put a formal policy in place.
As well as a GDPR breach, the implications for claimants are vast, too.
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
"Does the reality of AI match the rhetoric?”
The answer is obvious
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The answer is obvious
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AI prototypes for UK welfare system dropped as officials lament ‘false starts’
Exclusive: Pilots for staff training, jobcentres and speeding up disability benefit payments not being taken up
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January 27, 2025 at 8:15 AM
"Does the reality of AI match the rhetoric?”
The answer is obvious
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The answer is obvious
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