Bad news for everyone who uses the Jobcentre Plus on Deptford High Street - attempts to find a solution to its proposed closure have failed and it is due to close its doors in November.
The lease for the premises has expired - the building is set to be demolished and redeveloped in due course - but attempts to find a solution to the lack of premises have failed according to reports on This is Local London.
Once the Deptford office closes, those seeking work will have to go to Catford to sign on - £2 each way on the bus for cash fares. The DWP justifies its decision to close the job centre by suggesting it is committed to reducing the burden on taxpayers - a very naive and actually quite insulting simplification of the situation. I personally think it would be more sensible to give job seekers as much as help as possible to get into work - not create extra hurdles and increase financial hardship for them.
PCSU campaigners are having a meeting with Joan Ruddock about it, so perhaps not best to hold your breath.
2 comments:
The same Joan Ruddock who claimed to have saved the centre in her election literature?
It is probably a co-incidence that the brand new station and attending developments of bijou artists quarter etc are due to go up opposite?
I am SICK AND TIRED of people in society condeming the unemployed of being LAZY WASTERS A BURDERN TO TAXPAYERS DON'T THEY KNOW WE HAVE WORKED AND PAID OUR TAXES TOO? HOW DARE THEY CONDEMN US.....WE ARE DESPERATELY SEEKING WORK YOU KNOW IN COMPETITION WITH LOADS OF OTHERS WAKE UP YOU LUCKY PEOPLE WITH REAL JOBS AND GET REAL I LIVE ON £17 A WEEK TO FEED MYSELF AND MY DOG AND GUINEA PIG AFTER BILLS
MY ANIMALS LOVE ME HUMANS NEVER HAVE....I HAVE DONE SO MUCH WORK IN THE CARING FIELD FATHER.. CANCER CHARITIES AND RAISED SO MUCH FUNDS.
SO PUBLIC OUT THERE DON'T CONDEMN THE UNEMLOYED..................
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