Jobseekers to face three years without benefits

The DWP has stated that people receiving benefits have a responsibility to actively seek work in exchange for receiving Jobseekers Allowance. There will be three levels of sanctions depending on how the reported offence is categorised. The low level will be for failures to undertake specific action as required by a Jobcentre Plus adviser. The sanction will be one month for a first offence and three months for a second and subsequent failures.‪ The intermediate level will apply to failures of actively seek and being available for work. This will lead to disentitlement similar to ...