§ Mr. WebbTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) if new benefit claimants living in the postcode areas laid out in Schedule 1 of the Social Security (Jobcentre Plus Interviews) Regulations 2001 will be required to visit a new Jobcentre Plus office rather than an existing Benefits Agency or Employment Service office; [12452]
(2) at which office new benefit claimants residing in SW14 will have to attend for compulsory work-focused interviews with reference to Schedule 1 of the Social Security (Jobcentre Plus Interviews) Regulations 2001. [12453]
§ Mr. Nicholas BrownJobcentre Plus will start to roll out nationally next year. At present, only people of working age living within the postcode areas that are served by Jobcentre Plus pathfinders or work-focused interview sites will be required to visit those offices to claim benefits. Other people will continue to make their claims through their local Benefits Agency office or Employment Service Jobcentre. These regulations are not being applied to people who live within the postcode area SW14.