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Showing posts with label Targeted management of Jobseeker beneficiaries. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Targeted management of Jobseeker beneficiaries. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 4, 2024

Kerre Woodham: I like the more targeted approach to Jobseekers


As Jobseeker numbers continue to rise, the government has announced targeted management of Jobseeker beneficiaries. 8000 more people were receiving a Jobseeker benefit in the last quarter, and that'll come as no surprise to anyone who was reading the news and seeing factories closing, and more media outlets closing, and more jobs in the state sector being lost. The total number on Jobseeker benefit is just over 200,000. It’d be a big ask to achieve the Government-stated aim of reducing the number of Jobseekers to 140,000 in the first instance.