19th November

Industry news

Are Ofsted working? Also, star ratings are out for Employment Zones

The DWP's holding a slew of consultation events for the Workstep / Work Prep / Job Introduction programmes

ERSA appoints a Director

ACEVO Chief Exec apologises to Shaw Trust

SSAC publishes its annual report, which expands on the concerns expressed in their response to the Green Paper

Economy news

Will welfare reforms still work in a recession?

Which regions will lose the most jobs? (Clue: it's London)

Welfare reform news

An interesting overview of disabled people in the workplace from Personnel Today

Doctor/science writer Ben Goldacre has made a documentary about incapacity benefit. It's a bit light on the details though.

This blog entry goes into rather more detail than Ben's programme, with specific detail on employment support for people with mental health problems

55,000 lone parents may have to take out emergency loans when they move onto JSA. It's not made clear why the new age cut-off for Income Support changes this from previous practice

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