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Welfare-to-work schemeis failing BBC Today

5555tt
5555tt Posts: 108 Forumite
in Employment, jobseeking & training
The 3.6% of claimants on the scheme who had moved off benefits into sustained employment between June 2011 and July 2012 was a mark well below the target of 11.9% that the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) expected to achieve

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  • imatt
    imatt Posts: 356 Forumite
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    5555tt wrote: »
    The 3.6% of claimants on the scheme who had moved off benefits into sustained employment between June 2011 and July 2012 was a mark well below the target of 11.9% that the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) expected to achieve

    No surprise really!
  • Cocobay71
    Cocobay71 Posts: 168 Forumite
    At least its 3.6% more than nothing which was before.
  • scooby088
    scooby088 Posts: 3,385 Forumite
    Cocobay71 wrote: »
    At least its 3.6% more than nothing which was before.

    Best bet is to make comparison with the old system then, think it maybe about the same.
  • slenderkitten
    slenderkitten Posts: 1,121 Forumite
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    my problem ix... how many of those went onto agency or contract jobs? rather than permanent or long term work.
    My Signature is MY OWN!!
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