Half a million Brits on Universal Credit will be forced to widen their job search or risk a cut to their benefits under new Government plans
People on Universal Credit are being targeted in a push to get 500,000 jobseekers in work by the end of June.
They will be forced to look for jobs outside their chosen field after just one month or face sanctions to their benefits. It comes as data has shown that the demand for workers is there, with 1.2 million vacancies - 59 per cent higher than before the pandemic - the Government said. The campaign, dubbed Way to Work, is intended to target those who are able to work but either do not have a job or are earning low amounts.
Claimants will be forced to widen their job search after the shortened period of four weeks, rather than three months, with the sanctions coming in 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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