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Chris Grayling - the
Conservative party's 'work' spokesman - today told the Tory
conference about a shake-up under consideration by the
Conservatives. basically, if you get offered a job that you are
capable of doing and turn it down, you are out of benefits! benefits
are no longer to be seen as a legitimate "Entitlement"
There will be added support, from a network of 'back to work'
offices. they will either be voluntary or private organisations.
Whichever, the aim is the same. get people off benefits and back
into work!
Mr grayling said that "Reform of the welfare system, was a key
element in repairing Britain's 'Broken society!'
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The added level of support to be introduced into the system, will be
seen as instrumental in transforming the benefits system. Continue
turning down work offers, and lose up to three years benefits.
Those on benefits will be offered help in finding reasonable
work. Refuse three offers of work, and it could lead to loss of
benefits. Further, for those on jobseekers allowance, and not
finding work for two years, then there will be a compulsory one-year
community work programme to be involved in.
Mr grayling said - ""No one benefits from sitting at home on
benefits," - "When people get a reasonable job offer, they will be
expected to take it. It is much better to be in a job and looking to
move on to something else, than sitting at home hoping the right
thing will come along."
Together with this, economic pressures such as we are
experiencing now, would see those on incapacity benefit, being
independently assessed for their 'ability' to work.
Some of this will be introduced sooner than a Tory government
getting into office. Labour government have changes afoot for 27th
October this year - 2008 - which broadly follows some of these
outline suggestions!
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