What is job centre plus

Job Centre Plus

Find your nearest office - this page will help you find your nearest job centre plus office.

Jobcentre Plus offers a number of services and programmes to help Jobseekers, unemployed people, particularly long-term unemployed people, people with disabilities and others who may need extra help in finding work.As well as having offices to visit to look for work they also have a phone number which you can call -
Weekdays: 9.00am - 6.00pm and Saturdays: 9.00am -1.00pm.

Ring 0845 6060234

Textphone 0845 6055 255

Looking for work? They have information to help you

Programmes and Services
Working Or Training In Europe
Working Age Benefits
Help For Disabled People
Search for a job
Looking for Work
Job Hunting Help
Help With Training
A Guide For Lone Parents

If you are an employer looking to fill a vacancy

How can I fill my vacancy
Our Charter and Vision for the Future
Help with Redundancies
Pension Forecasting Service
Help With Your Recruitment
Advertising a Vacancy
Disability Services help for Employers

They also have information on

Opportunities to Tender
Post 16: Self Assessment
European Social Fund
Provider Statistics
Quality Framework
Working Neighbourhoods
International Partners
Stakeholder Organisations
Provider Guidance
Notice to Partner Organisations
Local and National Partnerships
Regional Business Community

You can download the following information booklets for free

Jobcentre Plus Services

Customers' Charter JCPCCA5 August 2004

Customer comments - JCPCOMMENTA5 April 2003

How do I complain? - JCPCOMPLAINTA5 April 2003

Financial Redress for Maladministration Guide

Job Hunting a guide for... Managers, Executives, Professionals, New Graduates - EXJ1 JCP

Jobcentre Plus Vision

Jobcentre Plus Business Plan


New Tax Credits Handbook

Remploy Mid-term Report

Welcome to Jobcentre Plus - JP 1

The work you want, the help you need - PFL2

Helping you recruit the people you need - JPES02

A guide to services for people of working age - PFL4

Employers Charter - JPES01

Financial help if you work or are looking for work - PFL WK1

Hardship provision - PFL JSA9

The rules for share fishermen - PFL JSA21

Short term working or temporarily laid off from work - PFL JSAL74

What if the ideal person for your job was in another european country? How would you know?

What if the ideal job for you is in another european country? How would you know?

Why Security? - A guide to working in the security sector

Race Equality Report

Issue one of Outlook, a magazine for our Customers

Issue two of Outlook, a magazine for our Customers

Issue three of Outlook, a magazine for our Customers

Issue four of Outlook, a magazine for our Customers

What benefits can the job centre help you with?

Bereavement Allowance;
Bereavement Payment (formerly Widow's Payment);
Budgeting Loans;
Business Start Up;
Child Benefit Someone Gets For You;
Cold Weather Payment;
Employment on Trial;
Free Milk For Disabled Children;
Funeral Payments;
Help for Carers;
Help with Health Costs;
Housing Costs;
Incapacity Benefit;
Income Support;
Income Support for care homes
Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit (accidents);
Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit (disease and deafness);
Job Grant;
Jobseeker's Allowance;
Joint Claims;
Maternity Allowance;
Mortgage / Home Loan Interest 52 weeks linking
Parental Leave and time off in an emergency to look after dependants;
Rapid Reclaim;
Reduced Earnings Allowance;
Severe Disablement Allowance;
Social Fund;
Suffering from a dust related disease;
Tax Credits this will take you to the HM Revenue & Customs website.
Temporary stays in a residential care or nursing home; and
Widowed Parent's Allowance;

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