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20 Mar 2015 - 18:00

null Government’s Work Programme hailed a success

Our feature writer, Suzanne Danon, finds out more about the Government's Work Programme... Following a number of initial criticisms the Government has claimed its Work Programme is now a success resulting in more than 400,000 long-term unemployed people now in work. Last year the National Audit Office described areas of the Work Programme as flawed and raised concerns over problems with... See more
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05 Mar 2015 - 15:56

null UK campaign for girls highlighted in the lead up to International Women’s Day 2015

“To be truly transformative, the post 2015 development agenda must prioritize gender equality and women’s empowerment. The world will never fully realise 100 per cent of its goals if 50 per cent of its people cannot realise their full potential.” Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon International Women’s Day was first marked in 1911 in a handful of countries. It is now a... See more
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06 Feb 2015 - 14:09

null Benefit cap brings thousands back into work

The benefit cap policy, which was introduced in 2013, has given people a chance to turn their lives around and break free from welfare ‘dependency’, according to Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Iain Duncan Smith. Our feature writer Suzanne Danon looks at the figures. This week Mr Duncan Smith revealed 55,300 households have had their benefits capped, and of these almost three in... See more
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23 Jan 2015 - 09:48

null Thousands of young people ‘off the radar’

A report released yesterday claims local authorities do not know the situation of over 100,000 young people in terms of education, employment and training. Our feature writer, Suzanne Danon, investigates further. The Public Accounts Committee’s (PAC) report revealed that there are 148,000 out of two million 16-18 year olds in England who are not in education, employment or training (NEET). ... See more
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