Work Programme is failing, say MPs

The Government's flagship scheme for helping the unemployed find work appears to be failing to tackle the most difficult cases, according to a Commons committee.

MPs found the Work Programme got off to a "poor" start but said there had since been improvements in support for the "mainstream" jobless. Despite financial incentives being offered, however, to stop organisations focusing their efforts on the most straightforward unemployment cases, there is "growing evidence" that disadvantaged jobseekers are being "parked", the Work and Pensions Committee said.
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