Welfare?

The parties agree to end all existing welfare to work programmes and to create a single welfare to work programme to help all unemployed people get back into work.

We agree that Jobseeker’s Allowance claimants facing the most significant barriers to work should be referred to the aforementioned newly created welfare to work programme immediately, not after 12 months as is currently the case. We agree that Jobseeker’s Allowance claimants aged under 25 should be referred to the programme after a maximum of six months.

The parties agree to realign contracts with welfare to work service providers to reflect more closely the results they achieve in getting people back into work.

We agree that the funding mechanism used by government to finance welfare to work programmes should be reformed to reflect the fact that initial investment delivers later savings in lower benefit expenditure.

We agree that receipt of benefits for those able to work should be conditional on the willingness to work.

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End all existing welfare to work programmes »End all existing welfare to work programmes
Immediate referral for Jobseeker’s Allowance claimants »Immediate referral for Jobseeker’s Allowance claimants
Realign contracts with welfare to work service providers »Realign contracts with welfare to work service providers
Receipt of benefits conditional on the willingness to work »Receipt of benefits conditional on the willingness to work
Welfare to work funding should reflect benefits of initial investment »Welfare to work funding should reflect benefits of initial investment
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