Pay the Jobless to Move House to Find Work

The idea has been drawn up by the Centre for Social Justice think tank, set up by Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith. The jobless would be given financial help to move house to find work under a plan to tackle long-term unemployment. Anyone out of work for more than a year would be given cash by their local council to cover the costs of hiring a removals van or paying a deposit on a home. Under the proposal, the long-term unemployed would be given money if they land a job which is more than 90 minutes’ commute from where they live. The CSJ argues that people living on benefits in social housing are much less likely to be in work, and less likely to move to find a job. Read more on the Daily Mail website.