Everyone's personal situation & circumstances will be different/vary.........
So when I was made redundant in 2016 I actively, as in I "signed on", sought out work and applied for two even before my first appointment at the Job Centre.
I found the Job Centre and the way it worked a frustrating and in part an humiliating experience....but as they properly say there 'your job now is to find another job...'
The job I ended up with was one of those first two I applied for
But it was AFAIK just minimum wage, though had a lot going for it for me ~ 4 day week, a charity I was actually already a member of and a line manager that engendered respect. NB at about the same time as I accepted the new job the Job Centre had arranged for me to attend an Executive job search workshop. I did pause....but quickly decided I had made the right choice and had no desire to rejoin the corporate ratrace.
However, it was physically demanding as most shifts were outdoors come rain or shine. I worked for them over 2 winters and in that third year I was already of a mind to give it up because I dreaded doing another winter but other matters were also getting to me!
One key thing in both signing on and getting even such a low paid job compared to what I was used to earning was National Insurance payments. On JSA they pay your full NI, in the work that also paid my full NI. The result was that come the moment when I decided to give up the job my NI contributions were 'complete' to mean I was fully eligible for a "Full State Pension" when I eventually reached the notified age.
As a consequence I retired a little early and frankly happy that I did. One thing for sure, for me was that after 47 years I had paid my dues for my (eventually due) state pension and other than JSA I had no intention of being on benefits!
I suppose the message I am giving out, is that in practice it matters not what the job is provided you have appropriate aim(s) in mind