# The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2008, Regulation 55: Work-focused interview


The purposes of a work-focused interview are any or all of the following—
(a) assessing the claimant's prospects for remaining in or obtaining work;
(b) assisting or encouraging the claimant to remain in or obtain work;
(c) identifying activities that the claimant may undertake that will make remaining in or obtaining work more likely;
(d) identifying training, educational or rehabilitation opportunities for the claimant which may make it more likely that the claimant will remain in or obtain work or be able to do so;
(e) identifying current or future work opportunities, including self-employment opportunities, for the claimant, that are relevant to the claimant's needs and abilities.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/794/regulation/55 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/employment-and-support-allowance-regulations-2008/regulation-55
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