Department for Work and Pensions suspends all Jobcentre appointments for three months

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has suspended all Jobcentre appointments for three months, it has announced.
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has suspended all Jobcentre appointments for three months, it has announced.The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has suspended all Jobcentre appointments for three months, it has announced.
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has suspended all Jobcentre appointments for three months, it has announced.

It means people receiving benefits do not have to attend a Jobcentre in person for "at least" three months, as of yesterday.

It came just a day after it also stopped face-to-face disability assessments.

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A DWP spokesman said: "People will continue to receive their benefits as normal, but all requirements to attend the jobcentre in person are suspended.

"People can still make applications for benefits online if they are eligible.

"Jobcentres remain open, and will continue to support people who are not able to use phones and online, including homeless people."

For more information, visit the DWP website here