Recipients of benefits under the UK’s flagship welfare scheme will be required to broaden their search for work within weeks of receiving government allowances or face sanctions.
As the UK grapples with an acute labour shortage, those able to work will be expected to search for jobs that go beyond their former occupation from the fourth week of their claim, instead of three months.
Those who do not comply with the new rules, which come into effect on Thursday, will have their benefits cut in line with the current regime.
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