Jobcentre Plus
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| Formed | 2002 | ||||
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| Dissolved | 4 October 2011 | ||||
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| Jurisdiction | Government of the United Kingdom (Great Britain only) | ||||
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Parent department | Department for Work and Pensions | ||||
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Jobcentre Plus (Welsh: Canolfan byd Gwaith; Scottish Gaelic: Ionad Obrach is Eile) is a public employment service, operating through offices across Great Britain, as a brand of the Department for Work and Pensions.
From 2002 to 2011, Jobcentre Plus was an executive agency which reported directly to the Minister of State for Employment. It was formed by the amalgamation of two agencies, the Employment Service, which operated Jobcentres, and the Benefits Agency, which ran social security offices.
Jobcentre Plus does not operate in Northern Ireland, with its counterpart being the Jobs and Benefits Offices operated by Northern Ireland's Department for Communities, which provide the same services in relation to finding employment and benefits claims relating to Universal Credit.