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YMCA raises concerns over Jobcentre

There are calls for an inquiry into the way young people in Exeter are being treated by the Jobcentre. .


Exeter YMCA says the under-25s it deals with see the centre as a place not designed to help them get work or benefits, but to punish them and make life more difficult.

It says questions need to be answered over why 41 per cent of people refused benefits are in the under-25 age group.

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