While ministers argued that the # 3bn Work Programme (WP) had seen rising numbers of jobless people finding work, the Department for Work & Pensions said several firms would see a cut in the «number of referrals» from job centres because of «low performance». (theguardian.com)
Labour is also looking at cutting benefits for young jobless people in workless households. (labour-uncut.co.uk)
Eventually, they settled on cutting class sizes for five - to - seven year - olds, reducing NHS waiting lists, getting 250,000 young jobless people into work, no rise in income tax rates, cutting VAT on heating to 5 per cent, inflation and interest rates as low as possible, and fast - track punishment for persistent young offenders. (independent.co.uk)