The government has announced big changes to job centres as it puts Labour's Back to Work plans into practice. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has now committed to creating a new national jobs and career service to help get more people into work.
The move means that Jobcentre Plus and the National Careers Service will be merged. The DWP has also announced a new Youth Guarantee, promising more opportunities for training, an apprenticeship or help to find work for everyone aged 18 to 21 years old.
Regional mayors will also be given more powers to help disabled people and those with health conditions to enter and stay in work.
It comes after Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham called for DWP funding for employment support to be devolved to local areas. READ MORE: Labour's plans for minimum wage affecting hundreds of thousands of workers Earlier this year, Liz Kendall, who is now the Work and Pensions Secretary, said that Greater Manchester is 'leading the way' with the Working Well programme after visiting two of its centres.
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