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Boost for jobseekers as new jobcentres offer more frontline support

The Minister for Employment has announced 80 new temporary jobcentres.

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

Jobseekers across the UK will have easier access to more frontline support as 80 towns and cities nationwide welcome new temporary jobcentres, the Minister for Employment, Mims Davies, announced today.

The sites, some of which are already up and running, will be in addition to the existing 639 jobcentres already supporting those looking for work, and will house some of country’s 13,500 new Work Coaches – 10,000 of which have already been recruited.

The 80 new temporary jobcentres are the first phase of the programme to expand this support in response to the pandemic, with dozens more expected to follow, to help millions of jobseekers from all over the UK find their next role and get back on track.

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 DWP 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 government’s Plan for Jobs is well underway, with 150,000 Kickstart roles created for 16 - 24 year olds, over 40,000 people supported through Sector-based Work Academies and thousands more set to get rapid digital support through our Job Finding Service (JFS).

The new temporary jobcentres will follow in the footsteps of those that have been open throughout the pandemic, helping ensure staff can remain COVID secure in line with latest government guidelines.

Further information

List of new jobcentre sites:

Area Address Postcode
Ashford   Unit 112, County Square Shopping Centre TN23 1YB
Ashton Under Lyne   101 Old Street OL6 6BJ
Ayr Wallacetoun House, John Street KA8 0BX
Banbury    Unit 9a, Castle Quay Shopping Centre OX16 5UH
Barking Maritime House, 1 Linton Road IG11 8HG
Basildon    Church Walk, Great Oaks   SS14 1GJ
Bedford  The Annex, Woodlands   MK41 7NU
Bexleyheath   Unit C, Broadway Shopping Centre   DA6 7JN
Birmingham  B1, Summer Hill Road  B1 3RB
Birmingham  Unit 40, Newton Shopping Centre  B19 2SS
Bolton Orlando Bridge, Thynne Street BL3 6BH
Bournemouth   Tringham House, Castle Lane East  BH7 7DT
Bracknell  Phoenix House, Cookham Road off Longshot Lane  RG12 1RB
Bradford  Aldermanbury House, 2 - 4 Godwin Street  BD1 2ST
Burnley  7 Market Square, Charter Walk  BB11 1AX
Burton upon Trent   Unit 1, Union Street DE14 1AA
Bury (Manchester)   27a The Haymarket, Millgate Shopping Centre   BL9 0BX
Cardiff   NSU2 Capital Shopping Centre, Queen Street   CF10 2HQ
Chester 32-38 Foregate Street  CH1 1HA
Chesterfield  28 Steeplegate, Vicar Lane   S40 1PY
Chichester   Building 2 and 3, Southgate Office Village  PO19 8GR
Coventry   Ricoh Arena, Judds Lane   CV6 6GE
Crawley   One Forest Gate RH11 9PT
Crawley (Gatwick)   Spectrum House, Beehive Ring Road   RH6 0LG
Derby   20 Albion Walk DE1 2PL
Derby   Former Barclays Business Centre, Sir Frank Whittle Way   DE21 4RX
Doncaster   The Blue Building, 39-40 High Street   DN1 1DE
Exeter  The Depot, Bampfylde  EX1 2FW
Falkirk   Former BHS, Callendar Square Shopping Centre   FK1 1UJ
Folkestone  14-16 Sandgate Road CT20 1DP
Forest Hill  212 Lewisham High Street  SE13 6JP
Gloucester   44-50 Eastgate Street  GL1 1QN
Gravesend 5/10 New Road DA11 0AA
Halifax   Unit 6b, Broadstreet Plaza   HX1 1YQ
Harlow   Unit 58-60, Harvey Shopping Centre   CM20 1XR
High Wycombe  31 High Street HP11 2AG
Huddersfield  Unit 2, 11 Trinity Street   HD1 4DA
Hull   40 Whitefriargate HU1 2HW
Ipswich   St Vincent House, 1 Cutler Street   IP1 1LL
Keighley   35-39 Low Street BD21 3PU
Kings Lynn   30-34 Broad Street PE30 1DP
Kingston   Anstee House, Wood Street   KT1 1TS
Leeds   Temple House, Limewood Approach, Seacroft  LS14 1NH
Leeds   123 Albion Street  LS2 8ER
Leeds   The Green Building, Kirkstall Road   LS4 2BT
Liverpool   Innovation Park, Edge Lane  L7 9NJ
Liverpool   90 Duke Street L1 5AA
London Barnet   Building 2, North London Business Park   N11 1GN
London Croydon Borough  Simpson House, 6 Cherry Orchard Way   CR9 6BE
London Ealing  54 The Broadway  W5 5JN
London Hackney   2 Hillman Street E8 1DY
London Hammersmith   1 Hammersmith Broadway W6 9DL
London Marylebone   Euston House, 24 Eversholt Street   NW1 1DB
London Mitcham   The Grange, Central Road, Morden   SM4 5PQ
London Sutton   Carew House, Wallington   SM6 0DX
London Tower Hamlets (Poplar)   100 Leman Street   E1 8GH
London Walthamstow Units 9 and 10, 45 Selborne Walk   E17 7JR
London Waltham Forest Kestral House, Trinity Park   E4 8TD
London Wandsworth   7B to 8B The Exchange, High Street   SW15 1TW
London Wembley   498 High Road   HA9 7BH
Manchester (Stretford)   Arndale House, Streford Mall  M32 9BD
Middlesbrough 27-33 Dundas Shopping Centre  TS1 1HR
Thornaby  Dunedin House, Columbia Drive TS17 6BJ
Gateshead  Unit B24, Metro Centre   NE11 9YG
North Shields   Kings Court, Royal Quays   NE29 6AR
Oldham   Phoenix House, 46 Union Street   OL1 1BN
Peterborough   Northminster House   PE1 1YN
Plymouth Unit 1, Bretonside   PL4 OBG
Reading   121 Kings Road   RG1 3AH
Sheffield   Block 3, Pennine 5, Tenter Street   S1 3GG
Southampton  Frobisher House, SO15 1GX
Southend   107 High Street SS1 1NR
Stockport  National House, 80-82 Wellington Road North  SK4 1HW
Stoke on Trent   1 Smithfield   ST1 3DR
Swinton  51/53 The Parade, Swinton Square Shopping Centre  M27 4BH
Walsall Unit 2a, Crown Wharf  WS2 8LL
Walsall Unit 2b, Crown Wharf  WS2 8LL
Watford   Egale 2, 78 St Albans Road  WD17 1AF
Woking   6 Church Street West   GU21 6AZ
Wolverhampton   Unit 74/76 Wulfrun Centre WV1 3BA

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Published 23 March 2021