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		<title>Council to show film explaining Working Tax Credits</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:53:42 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Employment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Benefits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Southend Borough Council]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Working Families]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Rachel Charman In a bid to help parents find out more about benefits available to them, Southend Borough Council will show a short film at the Odeon cinema in Southend. The film illustrates the benefits available to parents looking to return to work. It is part of a Government funded project which aims to encourage more parents to take up the childcare element of Working Tax Credits and return to work with greater ease. The project, called Go-East, is being run by Southend Council’s Children and Learning department. Cllr Roger Hadley, who is responsible for Children and Learning, said: “We hope as many parents as possible will come along to see the film. “There will also be professional staff available at the event to answer any questions and also to give advice and support. “This film will help launch our ongoing project to make people more aware of the help on offer, if both parents wish to go back to work. “We want to do our best to help families climb out of poverty. “The project will also have the dual benefit of helping to boost childcare business who may face difficulties because of the low numbers of children [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Amess enquires into JobCentre Plus activities</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 15:43:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ottermojo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Southend West Conservative MP David Amess has asked for information regarding the activity of JobCentre Plus since the recession hit. Mr Amess wrote to the Secretary of State for the Department of Work and Pensions Tony McNulty, who passed his request on to the acting chief executive of JobCentre Plus, Mel Groves. Mr Amess asked: “how many jobcentres were opened, relocated and closed in each of the last 12 months” and “under what circumstances jobcentres are opened, relocated and closed.” Mr Groves wrote a letter to Mr Amess explaining the position of JobCentre Plus, first informing Mr Amess that all information on openings, closures and relocations has been placed in the Parliamentary library. Mr Groves went on to give a more detailed picture of the organisation’s activities in the past year. On the closure of JobCentres, he wrote: “Our approach to closure of a customer-facing Jobcentre takes into account any impact on customer service and the relocation of the work and staff of the closing office. “When considering site closures we are committed to full consultation with our customers, partner organisations, Trade Unions, staff, and local Members of Parliament. “In light of the emerging economic downturn pressures we decided to [...]]]></description>
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