THE DEPARTMENT OF Social Protection has said there will be 43 Intreo centres open and active by the end of next month.
The one-stop shops for jobseekers will provide both social welfare payments and employment supports in the one place.
“There are a number of new features in the Intreo service which were not a part of the old social welfare local office model,” explained Minister Joan Burton.
Services will include client profiling, one-to-one meetings and progress monitoring.
According to the department, integrated decision-making processes will lead to quicker turnaround times on applications.
Of the 43 centres already open or due to be open by 1 Febuary 2014, ten are in Dublin. The remaining 33 are spread across the country.
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