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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Matt Mathers

DWP to close 42 UK offices putting more than 1,000 jobs at risk

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More than 1,000 civil servant jobs are at risk of being axed after the Department for Work and Pensions unveiled plans to close dozens of offices across the UK.

The government will close 42 DWP sites by the end of June, the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union said – a move which it said would put at least 1,100 jobs at risk.

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