Help to Work
Help to Work is a government workfare scheme in the United Kingdom for individuals who have not found work after two years on the Work Programme. It replaces the Mandatory Work Activity programme.[1] Individuals who refuse to participate in the scheme face a reduction in their benefits.[2]
Pilot
A study of a pilot of the "Help to Work" scheme carried out by the National Institute of Economic and Social Research reached the following conclusion:
The good news: Help to Work reduced benefit receipt and increased employment among participants. The not so good news (but no surprise to those of us who know the literature): not by very much, and overall outcomes were still pretty bad.[3]
Criticism
Richard Godwin writing in the Evening Standard criticises the scheme as "slavery by another name".[4]
References
- ↑ "Help to Work Scheme: 2 Minute Guide". money.co.uk. 2014-04-28. Retrieved 2014-06-13.
- ↑ "BBC News - Help to Work: New unemployment rules in force". Bbc.co.uk. 2014-04-28. Retrieved 2014-06-13.
- ↑ http://niesr.ac.uk/blog/help-work-pilots-success-failure-or-somewhere-between#.U151DfldWlv
- ↑ Richard Godwin (2014-04-02). "Richard Godwin: Help to Work is slavery by another name - Comment - London Evening Standard". Standard.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-06-13.
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