A new temporary Jobcentre will be opening in Watford, the government announced this week.
The site at Egale House in St Albans Road, near Watford Junction, is among 80 initial centres opening nationwide, which the government says will make it easier for jobseekers to access frontline support.
Minister for employment, Mims Davies said: "With more new, temporary jobcentres in place in the heart of our communities, we can support even more people impacted by the pandemic to find work and progress into new roles.
"We’ve already boosted our Department for Work and Pensions work coaches by 10,000 – and with these new local jobcentres to operate from, we can drive forward our plan for jobs, creating fresh opportunity for people all across the country."
The 80 temporary centres will be in addition to the existing 639 jobcentres already supporting those looking for work, including Watford Jobcentre in Exchange Road, and will house some of the country’s 13,500 new work coaches.
The full address of the new jobcentre is Egale 2, 78 St Albans Road, WD17 1AF.
Some of the new temporary Jobcentres are already up and running. The Observer is making enquiries on when the second job centre is expected to open in Watford.
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