Universal Credit: staff as claimants – advice for members

Jobcentre workers as UC claimants

In respect of Jobcentres, DWP have agreed that staff can be interviewed outside of their own Jobcentre:

A member of staff has the flexibility to choose which office they attend for a face to face interview as do all claimants, within reason. The appointment booking system allocates the Jobcentre based on a claimant’s postcode but this can be changed to an alternative Universal Credit Full Service Jobcentre. At any time DWP staff can request an alternative agent to administer their claim and ask to be seen in a discrete area of the office. Requesting any changes remains the responsibility of the claimant.

https://www.pcs.org.uk/department-for-work-and-pensions/news/universal-credit-staff-as-claimants-%E2%80%93-advice-for-members

moved from 'public services' to 'universal credit'.
Thanks for sharing WC.