MORE than 56,000 jobseekers in Wales have signed up to a Claimant Commitment meaning they need to do more to find work or face losing their benefits.

The more rigorous regime was introduced just over a year ago and is part of the Government’s long term economic plan to get more people off benefit s and into work.

Part contract, part personal work plan, the Claimant Commitment makes the consequence of failing to meet expectations clear and sets personal job search goals.

The Claimant Commitment is based on the person’s individual circumstances and clearly sets out their responsibilities while job hunting. If a jobseeker does not agree a Claimant Commitment, or stick to it, Jobseeker’s Allowance will not be paid.?

Over half a million employers are now registered on Universal Jobmatch, the UK’s biggest job search website. Already published figures show that there are over a thousand more people in work each day on average since 2010, with full time employment accounting for 95 per cent of the rise in employment over the last year.