Jobcentre documentary series for Channel 4

The series, Yorkshire: On the Job, will follow staff and job seekers at a Leeds Jobcentre.

“Lots of series have been made about benefits, mostly focussing on the extreme end of the spectrum and the long-term unemployed. This will be the first series placing equal emphasis on the human stories on both sides of the desk – challenging preconceptions about staff and claimants. And, as the last government agency on the high street, there couldn’t be a more pertinent precinct to speak to life in the UK today.”  – Rita Daniels is the Commissioning Editor for Channel 4

Channel 4 has commissioned six-part documentary series from Minnow Films which will take viewers inside Leeds’ Southern House, a bustling Jobcentre Plus in the heart of the city.

The team at the centre believe that most of life’s problems can be solved with a job and everyone deserves a shot at earning a living.

They face more challenges than most public servants do – with dislike and distrust of the benefits system at an all-time high, their work is often inglorious.

The programme will shed light on what it takes to get people into employment.