Jobseekers claiming Universal Credit will have to widen their search for work outside their chosen field more quickly or face sanctions under new Government plans.
The tough crackdown, called Way to Work, has been described as an ambitious plan to turbo-charge our national recovery from COVID-19 by the Government.
Therese Coffey, the Work and Pensions Secretary, said the move would help people “to get any job now” and forms part of a new drive to get 500,000 jobseekers back into work by the end of June.
