Six applicants for grants
Only six applications for the Distant Job Search and Mobility Assistance Grants have been received by the Labour Department’s Christchurch Employment Service in High Street since it was introduced in January.
The branch manager, Mr Murray Smith, said that only three of the six applications had been successful. Two received the Mobility Assistance Grant and. the other was for the Dist»f Job Search Grant.
The department’s satellite offices may have received more applications, he said. People were aware of the scheme but grantsnot given out “willy-nilly.” To qualify for grants applicants must have made adequate checks on positions available, and it must be necessary to travel to get employment. Mr Smith was satisfied all applicants had_been genuine in their inquiries.
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