Steps to Work is a welfare-to-work employment scheme that operates in Northern Ireland. The scheme is administered by the Department for Employment and Learning. Participants in the scheme have their benefits 'topped up' and can claim for transport costs while undertaking work experience placements. Critics have argued that the scheme exploits vulnerable people who risk losing their benefits if they do not participate.
References
- "Belfast protests target businesses over unpaid work scheme". Belfasttelegraph – via www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk.
External links
| Workfare in the United Kingdom | |
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| Workfare Programmes | |
| Workfare Providers ('Primes') | |
| Workfare Companies | List of British organisations who have participated in workfare programmes |
| Opposition | |
| Litigation | |
| Legislation | Jobseekers (Back to Work Schemes) Act 2013 |