Who lives furthest from a Jobcentre ?

Wibbles
Wibbles Community Member Posts: 3,773 Championing
in Coffee lounge

Purely out of interest - who lives furthest from their nearest job centre ?

I live about 23 miles……

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  • Charlie_Alumni
    Charlie_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 262 Empowering

    Interesting @Wibbles and not something I have thought about before. I had a look and found I have multiple within a 15 mile radius, my nearest being just under 2 miles away.

  • Wibbles
    Wibbles Community Member Posts: 3,773 Championing
    edited June 2025

    Some unfortunates in Scotland, evidently have up to 100 miles to travel to the JCP.

    I can see DWP requiring ALL claimants to sign on fortnightly ……

  • OverlyAnxious
    OverlyAnxious Community Member Posts: 6,488 Championing

    Mine is about 5 miles away. But it doesn't matter whether it's 5 miles or 5000 miles, I still can't get there.

  • Wibbles
    Wibbles Community Member Posts: 3,773 Championing
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1037122#Comment_1037122

    Nor could I - (My JCP not yours)

  • durhamjaide2001
    durhamjaide2001 Scope Member Posts: 15,450 Championing

    1.5 miles for me but I don't use it

  • Hopeless
    Hopeless Community Member, Scope Member Posts: 1,050 Pioneering

    2.9 miles. There used to be one nearer but it closed

  • Ironside1990
    Ironside1990 Community Member Posts: 406 Pioneering

    My nearest job centre is in Peterlee. It's 3 miles away from me.

  • BrianMcFaddenfan24
    BrianMcFaddenfan24 Community Member Posts: 111 Contributor

    I live a few minutes away from my local hospital but it's about half an hour walk to the local job centre.

    When I have an appointment my work coach rings me.

  • judie
    judie Community Member Posts: 336 Empowering

    12 miles, the local one closed 15 years ago

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