A report has suggested Universal Credit claimants should
have a mandatory 30 hour per week work or training commitment or lose their
benefit, based on the US
system. The Taxpayers Alliance report - Work for the Dole - suggests a return
to work programme is the ‘next step’ to cut the number of unemployed people in
the UK
and claimants could be subject to the programme after claiming universal credit
for three months. The proposed scheme could lead to annual savings of £3.51
billion and help 345,000 people off benefits over time. It is estimated 575,000 people would be
eligible for referral onto the programme.
Download a copy of the report from the Taxpayers Alliance website.
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