The Ministry of Social Development/Work and Income offices in Balclutha will close temporarily while building improvements are under way.
"We’re upgrading our Balclutha service centre, to help make it work better for our clients and staff," ministry regional commissioner Steph Voight said.
"We’ll have a more welcoming office, clients will have more privacy when they talk with a case manager and there will be added security for clients, visitors, and our people.
"These changes have been tested and are already in some other service centres. We’ve had really good feedback from clients, our people and community groups about the changes."
Recent changes to the ministry’s office in Mosgiel had been well received, she said.
To get the new space up and running as quickly as possible, the service centre at the corner of George and Charlotte St would be temporarily closed.
It would close at 1pm on May 6 to allow work on the building, which would take about two weeks to complete.
The site was scheduled to reopen on May 24 at 8.30am.
Staff would continue working from other locations and can could help clients out online or over the phone.
