Friday 29 March 2013

Been an interesting week in the world of DWP

http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2013/mar/28/jobcentre-scorecard-areas-stopping-benefits?CMP=twt_gu

Proof sanction targets exist, even though they say it doesnt,

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/not-so-universal-credit-government-puts-the-brakes-on-trials-of-its-controversial-new-benefits-programme-8554053.html

Universal credit test rolled back to ONE job centre   "However in an embarrassing move the Government has now scaled back the trials to a single job centre in Ashton-under-Lyne.
Three other pilot areas in Wigan, Warrington and Oldham will not now begin processing the payments until at least July."



Lords reject inquiry into whether jobcentres have sanctions targets