Jobcentre vans to visit football clubs and retail parks to drive down unemployment Jobcentre vans will park up outside football matches, mosques and in retail parks across areas with high unemployment, as part of a drive to reduce the number of people out of work.
The vans, dubbed mobile jobcentres, are being tested as an “inclusive and accessible” way to encourage people into work, according to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).
Employment minister Alison McGovern said the Government wanted to “see everyone, in every corner of the country, become better off” by being offered the opportunity of a “good job”, as she joined the Bolton mobile jobcentre outside a children’s centre on Monday.
“This mobile jobcentre is a perfect example of an inclusive and accessible DWP solution that ensures no one misses out on the job support they deserve,” Ms McGovern added.
“Getting more people back into work is a key part of our Plan for Change to deliver economic growth, create better opportunities and put more money into the pockets of working people.”.
