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Workfare in UK – The ‘psychological resistance’ to work test
Firstly, an article published in Medical Humanities suggested that people claiming unemployment benefits are being coerced in to undertaking psychological interventions. The research, which drew largely on personal testimonies, suggests unemployment is seen as a personal failure and psychological deficit. Both authors of the paper, Lynne Friedli and Robert Stearn, are members of campaign group … Continue reading
Workfare in US – Rules suspended during recession are coming back
In the coming months, food stamp work requirements suspended during the Great Recession will be reinstated in at least 17 states, jeopardizing benefits for hundreds of thousands of Americans.In those states, work requirements will be back in place for able-bodied adults who are 18 to 50 years old and have no children. It’s possible the … Continue reading
UK | A retreat on workfare would fail our young – Telegraph
It is one thing for the Conservatives to let the Liberal Democrats make the political weather. It is quite another to cede the terrain to the Socialist Workers Party. Yet this week, SWP activists have managed to whip up a storm of protest over the Goverment’s flagship work experience scheme, claiming – absurdly – that … Continue reading
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