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There’s money to be made from “responsibilizing” the poor

By admin on September 17, 2012 • ( 2 Comments )

This morning the Social Market Foundation launched their report Sink or Swim? which highlights some of the likely problems to follow if the Government pursues Universal Credit in its current form. Jules Birch blogged today over at Inside Housing on some of the many problems that have already […]

The Work Programme isn’t working …and that raises bigger issues

By admin on September 2, 2011 • ( 2 Comments )

The Work Programme (WP) is the Coalition Government’s £5bn replacement for the range of programmes – including the Flexible New Deal – designed to assist unemployed people back into work. While the WP learns from and builds upon previous initiatives it also represents a departure. Its key characteristic […]

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There’s money to be made from “responsibilizing” the poor

The Work Programme isn’t working …and that raises bigger issues

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