People on Universal Credit given one month to widen job search or face benefits sanction
dailyrecord.co.ukPeople on Universal Credi t will have to look for jobs outside their chosen field after just one month or risk a benefits sanction, under new UK Government plans to push more claimants into work.
UK Government data shows there are currently 1.2 million vacancies across the country, some 59 per cent higher than before the coronavirus pandemic began, and ministers want 500,000 jobseekers in work by the end of June, with a campaign targeted at those on Universal Credit.
But as part of the push, dubbed ‘Way to Work’, claimants will be forced to widen their job search outside their chosen areas of work experience, skills and expertise.
Claimants will be expected to broaden their searches after four weeks, rather than three months, or face sanctions to their benefits if they are deemed to not be making a reasonable effort to secure a role, or if they turn down a job offer.
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