Submitted by Helen Crowther on Fri, 06/01/2012 - 1:53pm
The Department for Work and Pensions have awarded Scottish social enterprise, The Wise Group, a multimillion pound contract to run a job scheme in North-East England. This will lead to the creation of 60 jobs, mainly for charities to help workless families.
Thw Wise Group is one of eight prime contractors chosen to deliver a new £200 million payment-by-results scheme, to support families with multiple problems. The Wise Group have named the scheme 'FamilyWise' across the north-east.
Submitted by Helen Crowther on Fri, 06/01/2012 - 12:29pm
New Partnership Manager contact details were published by the Department for Work and Pensions on the 5th January 2012 (see their website). The national Partnership Team's role is to help create mutually beneficial partnerships for organisations and their customers.
Submitted by Helen Crowther on Thu, 22/12/2011 - 10:38am
Written by Tony Wilson, Director of Policy at Inclusion
You may have spotted the Prime Minister’s announcement last month of community work for the long-term unemployed. In four areas, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) are going to test the impact of requiring people who have been on Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) for more than two years to do community work for thirty hours a week for up to six months – “ahead of a nationwide rollout in 2013.”
Submitted by Helen Crowther on Wed, 21/12/2011 - 2:30pm
Written by Tony Wilson, Director of Policy at Inclusion.
You may have spotted the Prime Minister’s announcement last month of “Community Work for the Long-Term Unemployed”. In four areas, DWP are going to test the impact of requiring people who have been on Jobseeker’s Allowance for more than two years to do community work for thirty hours a week for up to six months – “ahead of a nationwide rollout in 2013.”
TAEN - The Age and Employment Network has been commissioned by the DWP to produce and disseminate a new 50+ Good Practice Guide*. TAEN would now like potential users to help review the prototype.
The Guide is primarily designed to help front line staff in prime contractor organisations, and their sub-contractors, who are may find themselves advising and helping older jobseekers to return to work.
Chris Ball, the Chief Executive of TAEN**, explains:
The Guardian has released a breakdown of the welfare budget, detailing how much is spent on each benefit.
Referencing the Institute for Fiscal Studies, the article also goes on to discuss on how the welfare bill could be reduced, including means testing child benefit and the child tax credit.
