DWP is providing focused support for people who remain unemployed or with low earnings after 13 and 26 weeks
The Department for Work and Pensions has confirmed that it will start expanding the Additional Jobcentre Support pilot scheme following testing in Partick, Coalville, Crawley and Pontefract jobcentres.
The Claimant Commitment, which sets out each claimant’s agreed work-related activities, will be regularly reviewed and activity will be focused on specific steps to support people to move into work. Mr Stride said: “The reward scheme will be rolled out to 30 of the 60 jobcentres testing enhanced daily support and an additional 30 jobcentres.”Who will be affected by the threshold change? The new AET is the equivalent of:
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