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The Work Programme is a government welfare-to-work programme introduced in Great Britain in June 2011. Under the Work Programme the task of getting the long-term unemployed into work is outsourced to a range of public sector, private sector and third sector organisations. The scheme replaces a range of schemes which existed under the previous Labour government including Employment Zones, New Deal, Flexible New Deal and the now abolished Future Jobs Fund scheme which aimed to tackle youth unemployment. The Work Programme has been the subject of a number of criticisms surrounding its effectiveness. However, the Department for Work and Pensions website highlights examples of people who have been helped into full-time work through participation in the programme. The programme is, along with the recently introduced Universal Credit, a major aspect of the UK Coalition Government's welfare reform programme.
Participation
Individuals may be mandated to take part in the Work Programme if they are in receipt of Jobseeker's Allowance or Employment Support Allowance:
- after three months if not in education, employment or training
- after nine months - if aged 18 to 24
- after 12 months - if 25 or over
Suppliers
Below is a list of providers under the Work Programme for each area of Britain. Note that these "primes" may sub-contract some cases to other providers.
- Scotland : Working Links and Ingeus
- Merseyside, Halton, Cumbria and Lancashire : A4e and Ingeus
- North, West and Greater Manchester, Cheshire and Warrington: Avanta, G4S and Seetec
- Coventry, Warwickshire, Staffordshire and The Marches: Employment and Skills Group & Serco
- Birmingham, Solihull and the Black County: EOS, Pertemps People Development Groups and Newcastle College
- Wales: Working Links and The Rehab Group
- Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and West of England: The Rehab Group and Learndirect
- Devon, Cornwell, Somerset and Dorset: Prospect Services and Working Links
- North East: Avanta & Ingeus
- North East Yorkshire and Humber: Intraining, Cityworks, G4S & Newcastle College
- West Yorkshire: BEST (Now Interserve Working Futures Ltd, part of Interserve) & Ingeus
- South Yorkshire: A4e & Serco
- East Midlands: A4e & Ingeus
- East of England: Ingeus & Seetec
- West London:Ingeus, Reed & Maximus
- East London: A4e Careers Development Group & Seetec
- Surrey, Sussex and Kent: Avanta and G4S
- Thames Valley, Hampshire and Isle of Wight: A4e and Maximus
See also
References
- http://www.dwp.gov.uk/docs/the-work-programme.pdf
- Real life stories from the Work Programme - DWP
- Help with moving from benefits to work - GOV.UK
- ^ http://www.dwp.gov.uk/docs/cpa-preferred-bidders.pdf
External links
| Workfare in the United Kingdom | |
|---|---|
| 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 |