Old-Style Legacy Jobseeker's Allowance and Jobsearch Requirements during Covid-19 crisis
Dear Department for Work and Pensions,
Please disclose the information, guidance and operational policy specifically regarding ‘old-style’ legacy benefit claimants of Jobseeker’s Allowance, in relation to the Covid -19 / Coronavirus crisis.
In particular, I wish to know what will be expected of ‘old-style’ JSA benefit claimants, in terms of their jobsearch activities during the current restrictions. You will appreciate, that where claimants do not have internet access at home, and are normally reliant on libraries and jobcentres for these activities, they are now faced with considerable difficulties .
It will be impossible for these claimants to access their online accounts, and make their usual job applications. I know that as this national crisis unfolds, many of these claimants, remaining at home under government instruction, are increasingly concerned about their situation. What reassurance can the Department for Work and Pensions give to these claimants, with no internet access, that they will be treated fairly and without discrimination, when Jobcentres open again for personal appointments in due course ?
Yours faithfully,
Jeff Smith
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