3rd October

by Daniel on 3 Oct, 2008 in

SITE NEWS

We've just gone live with a database of providers and contracts across the UK. This contains all the contract awards notified on the DWP website, but feel free to add missing details and put some proper details about your provider on the site. Log in and add your provider and contract details!

This week's discussion: What effect will the economic downturn have on the welfare-to-work industry?

PROVIDER NEWS

Drama in Northern Ireland as government and providers react against contracts award to A4e and TWL

Pertemps People Development Group sell out to an Australian outfit

WELFARE REFORM NEWS

The differences between Conservative and Labour welfare reform proposals

Latest tax and benefit tables: Conservatives say millions of people wouldn't be better off working

Synthesis report on Pathways to Work: mostly positive, although mental health is still a falling down point

DWP modernising their computer systems

STORIES

Wondering what to do with a homeless customer? Get them a job at a homelessness charity!

No room at the inn for benefit fraudster

Terminally ill cancer victim has IB claim denied, possibly due to spectacularly bad timing

LEP puts people into jobs with Asda

The newswire is sent out every week, and gathers together all the stories relevant to people working in the welfare-to-work sector. If you've been forwarded this and want to start receiving it yourself, subscribe now at http://indusdelta.co.uk/user/register