Job Centres to Open in the Evening and on Saturday

Job Centre Opening Hours to Expand in line with "banks and GP surgeries".

This has been of concern for many people who do not live near a job centre.

What It's Like To Lose Your Local Job Centre

Between 2016 and 2018, more than 100 job centres – about 15% of the network – were closed for good.

Huffington Post (2019)

https://intensiveactivity.wordpress.com/2019/05/21/job-centres-to-open-in-the-evening-and-on-saturday/

I cannot imagine people wanting to go to a JC in the evening or on a Saturday. I would expect most people would avoid them altogether, except for mandatory attendance.

I am waiting to see the 'self service' signing points next. You know swipe you card and touch screen and that is your signing on appointment done...

Pintel wrote:I am waiting to see the 'self service' signing points next. You know swipe you card and touch screen and that is your signing on appointment done...  

.....or perhaps there could be an online option. Oh no, wait a minute, that would not be sufficiently inconvenient fo claimants