HUNDREDS OF thousands of long-term unemployed in the United Kingdom are to be ordered to do 30 hours of unpaid community work, such as litter cleaning and gardening, for four weeks each year – or else lose welfare benefits for three months.
“One thing we can do is pull people in to do one or two weeks’ manual work – turn up at 9am and leave at 5pm, to give people a sense of work, but also when we think they’re doing other work. The message will go across: play ball or it’s going to be difficult,” he said.
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