m***@hotmail.com
2010-04-20 17:12:56 UTC
I daresay Niteawk will like this, not sure others will. Its remarkably
similar in parts to what at least one other party has been saying.
No guarantees they will get in with a majority to push all this
through, so could be simply pie in the sky, could be simply an
election promise (and we should know what they are worth). Or could be
an idea that will be pushed through in full.
Martin <><
http://www.conservatives.com/News/News_stories/2010/04/Ending_the_free_ride_for_those_who_fail_to_take_responsibility.aspx
Ending the free ride for those who fail to take responsibility
Tuesday, April 20 2010
A Conservative government will tear up the old ways of dealing with
worklessness, which has got worse under Labour.
David Cameron will pledge to introduce a new welfare contract by the
end of 2010 – a single comprehensive Work Programme offering
unprecedented support for those looking for work, combined with new
sanctions for anyone who refuses to work.
The new welfare contract will draw on the principles of the Big
Society, backing people who do the right thing but ending the free
ride for those who fail to take responsibility. The new sanctions will
be introduced within six months of a Conservative Government taking
office.
Speaking this afternoon, David Cameron will say "the old way" of big
government has failed. "It’s time to tackle welfare dependency a new
way – the Big Society way."
"We’re going to change the whole way welfare is done in this country
so everyone takes responsibility and plays their part. This is our new
welfare contract: do the right thing and we will back you all the way.
But fail to take responsibility – and the free ride is over."
As part of our Work Programme, we will offer unprecedented support to
all those who are looking for work. We will:
make sure you get help as soon as you need it – straight away for
those really struggling to find work, and after six months if you’re
less than 25 years old;
help you start your own business by giving you access to a business
mentor and start-up loans;
create a range of business-led training places to get you started on
the road to employment, with 50,000 places in the hospitality and
leisure industry to begin with;
give you somewhere to go during the day – Work Clubs – so you can
learn skills, find opportunities, make useful contacts and provide
other people with support;
if you’re under the age of 25, provide a huge range of extra training
opportunities – 400,000 apprenticeship, training and college places
over two years;
and, pay back-to-work providers in full only if they get you into work
for a year or more.
If you can’t work and need to be paid Incapacity Benefit (IB) then we
will give you the financial support to which you are entitled. And if
you can work, and you actively look for work, we will give you
unprecedented help to find a good job.
But you must keep to your side of the bargain. We will make sure that
you are claiming the right benefits and, within six months of taking
office, we will introduce new sanctions for anyone who refuses to look
for work. We will:
cut the benefits of anyone on Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) who refuses
to join the Work Programme;
cut the benefits of anyone who refuses to take up reasonable job
offers: the first time for one month; the second time for three
months; and, the third time for up to three years;
cut benefits for up to three years for anyone caught repeatedly
committing benefit fraud.
reassess all current claimants of IB – if you are fit for work then
you will be transferred onto JSA and your benefits will be reduced;
and,
require long-term benefit claimants who fail to find work to ‘work for
the dole’ on community work programmes.
You can read the Welfare Contract in full using the document reader
below, or alternatively click here to download a copy in PDF format.
similar in parts to what at least one other party has been saying.
No guarantees they will get in with a majority to push all this
through, so could be simply pie in the sky, could be simply an
election promise (and we should know what they are worth). Or could be
an idea that will be pushed through in full.
Martin <><
http://www.conservatives.com/News/News_stories/2010/04/Ending_the_free_ride_for_those_who_fail_to_take_responsibility.aspx
Ending the free ride for those who fail to take responsibility
Tuesday, April 20 2010
A Conservative government will tear up the old ways of dealing with
worklessness, which has got worse under Labour.
David Cameron will pledge to introduce a new welfare contract by the
end of 2010 – a single comprehensive Work Programme offering
unprecedented support for those looking for work, combined with new
sanctions for anyone who refuses to work.
The new welfare contract will draw on the principles of the Big
Society, backing people who do the right thing but ending the free
ride for those who fail to take responsibility. The new sanctions will
be introduced within six months of a Conservative Government taking
office.
Speaking this afternoon, David Cameron will say "the old way" of big
government has failed. "It’s time to tackle welfare dependency a new
way – the Big Society way."
"We’re going to change the whole way welfare is done in this country
so everyone takes responsibility and plays their part. This is our new
welfare contract: do the right thing and we will back you all the way.
But fail to take responsibility – and the free ride is over."
As part of our Work Programme, we will offer unprecedented support to
all those who are looking for work. We will:
make sure you get help as soon as you need it – straight away for
those really struggling to find work, and after six months if you’re
less than 25 years old;
help you start your own business by giving you access to a business
mentor and start-up loans;
create a range of business-led training places to get you started on
the road to employment, with 50,000 places in the hospitality and
leisure industry to begin with;
give you somewhere to go during the day – Work Clubs – so you can
learn skills, find opportunities, make useful contacts and provide
other people with support;
if you’re under the age of 25, provide a huge range of extra training
opportunities – 400,000 apprenticeship, training and college places
over two years;
and, pay back-to-work providers in full only if they get you into work
for a year or more.
If you can’t work and need to be paid Incapacity Benefit (IB) then we
will give you the financial support to which you are entitled. And if
you can work, and you actively look for work, we will give you
unprecedented help to find a good job.
But you must keep to your side of the bargain. We will make sure that
you are claiming the right benefits and, within six months of taking
office, we will introduce new sanctions for anyone who refuses to look
for work. We will:
cut the benefits of anyone on Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) who refuses
to join the Work Programme;
cut the benefits of anyone who refuses to take up reasonable job
offers: the first time for one month; the second time for three
months; and, the third time for up to three years;
cut benefits for up to three years for anyone caught repeatedly
committing benefit fraud.
reassess all current claimants of IB – if you are fit for work then
you will be transferred onto JSA and your benefits will be reduced;
and,
require long-term benefit claimants who fail to find work to ‘work for
the dole’ on community work programmes.
You can read the Welfare Contract in full using the document reader
below, or alternatively click here to download a copy in PDF format.