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To: Department of Work and Pensions

Save Whitstable and Herne bay Job centres

Keep Whitstable and Herne bay Job centres open. The unemployed should not be forced to travel to Canterbury to sign on with sanctions if they are late.

Why is this important?

Whitstable job centre reduced its hours to 2 hours a day and is now threatened with closure.

Herne Bay job centre that offered a full 5 day a week, 9-5 service is also now threatened with closure.

Whitstable and Herne Bay Job seekers would be forced to travel to Canterbury to sign on and get help finding a job.

Job seekers face loss of benefits if they are late.The cost of bus travel is wasteful, and disabled job seekers are particularly hard hit.

for more details see public consultation
https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/proposal-for-the-future-of-whitstable-and-herne-bay-jobcentres
This consultation sought views on the proposed closure of Whitstable and Herne Bay jobcentres.
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2017-03-12 15:46:24 +0000

100 signatures reached

2017-03-07 17:26:51 +0000

50 signatures reached

2017-03-06 11:25:20 +0000

25 signatures reached

2017-03-06 07:49:07 +0000

10 signatures reached