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Jobcentre Plus was an executive agency [2] of the Department for Work and Pensions of the government of the United Kingdom between 2002 and 2011. [3] The functions of Jobcentre Plus were subsequently provided directly through the Department for Work and Pensions.
The National Careers Service was established on the April 5, 2012. [3] It replaced a service called Next Step which was launched on the August 1, 2010 as an integration of the existing web-based, telephone-based and local face-to-face careers services for adults. [4]
Anonymous searches could be made by people looking for jobs, and applications could be made directly to companies that had posted their contact details. However, as of 1 March 2013, JobCentre Plus advisers could, if giving a good reason, require Jobseeker's Allowance claimants to use the site through a JobSeeker Direction.
In 2009–2010 the DWP stated £1.95 billion job-seekers allowance, £2 billion income support and employment and support allowance, £2.4 billion in council tax, £2.8 billion in pension credit and £3.1 billion for housing benefit; in total £12.25 billion had not been claimed. [43]
The present public provider of job search help is called Jobcentre Plus. In the United States, a federal programme of employment services was rolled out in the New Deal. The initial legislation was called the Wagner-Peyser Act of 1933 and more recently job services happen through one-stop centers established by the Workforce Investment Act of 1998.
Under the Flexible Support Fund Job Centres have greater freedom to tailor their support to local need. Although no figure has published for the total budget for the Flexible Support Fund though a 2011 presentation for Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) external stakeholders stated that the fund would be "about £147 million nationally".
In the United States, a federal programme of employment services was rolled out in the New Deal.The initial legislation was called the Wagner-Peyser Act of 1933. More recently, job services happen through one-stop centers established by the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, reformed by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2013.
In 1995, legislation was passed through the House of Commons entitled the Jobseekers Act 1995. [10] [11] The Jobseeker's Allowance Regulations 1996 [12] were produced within a period of six months from the act coming into force, with the change of Income Support provision to Jobseekers Allowance occurring on 7 October 1996.