Getting people off benefits isn’t enough – they need sustained employment with opportunities for progression too, says Josh Stott. Could greater devolution of welfare to work help? Our new report,
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The Government’s flagship Universal Credit has come under fresh attack after MPs said “very little progress” had been achieved even though £700 million has been spent on the scheme since
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New measures aimed at the long-term unemployed come into force today, with people facing benefit sanctions if they refuse to take part. The Government said Jobcentre staff will have more
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A third of all young people will be out of work or trapped in underemployment by 2018 unless local areas are given more control over skills and training, a new
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The unemployment rate in the UK for the period between October 2013 and December 2013, or the last quarter of 2013, stood at 7.2 percent, down 0.4 percentage points from
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Youth unemployment is one of the biggest problems facing Europe. It has increased substantially in most countries since the 2008–2009 financial crisis, but has been rising relative to the unemployment
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