Radical scheme will look at giving regional bodies a say how billions of pounds are spent to try to cut benefits bill
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Mar 26
Leaked jobcentre newsletter urges staff to improve on sanctions targets
Fresh written proof comes as head of Jobcentre Neil Couling claimed previous leaks pointed to an isolated incident
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Dec 14
Exposed: the myth of a ‘culture of worklessness’
Extensive research shows that families experiencing long-term unemployment remain committed to the value of work
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Nov 15
Unemployment: the key UK data and benefit claimants for every constituency
The UK unemployment rate now stands at 7.8% down 0.4% on last year. See how the national figures have changed and get the numbers in each parliamentary constituency
• See the data for your constituency
• Download the data
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Nov 13
Vulnerable homeless people face an astonishing shift in housing policy
Councils will now be considered to have fulfilled their duty to homeless people by helping them rent from private landlords
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Oct 30
Universal credit will hit low-income families, charity warns
Welfare reform could see families lose free school meals and prescriptions, says Joseph Rowntree Foundation
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Why zero-hours contracts remind me of the horrors of 1990s Russia
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by eJay
April 9, 2013
The degraded and demonised precariat is scrambling around in a twilight zone of ‘jobs’ in which they must remain on standby
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