Community Action Programme
The Community Action Programme (CAP) also known as Support for the very long-term unemployed[1] is a workfare programme in the United Kingdom whereby long-term unemployed people who have been unemployed for over three years must work for their benefits for six months or have them removed. It was piloted in six areas and then expanded in autumn 2012.
Criticism
The Centre for Economic and Social Inclusion thinktank have argued that rolling out the CAP scheme could be an "expensive mistake". David Simmons of the CESI has argued that "We have to be careful about a one size fits all solution for the very long-term unemployed by requiring them to work for their benefits."[2]
See also
- Boycott Workfare
- Forced labour
- Workfare in the United Kingdom
References
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- Community Action Programme
- Mandatory Work Activity
- Sector Based Work Academies
- Work Programme
- Steps to Work
- Day One Support for Young People Trailblazer
- Help to Work
- Community work placements
- A4e
- BEST
- Careers Development Group
- Employment and Skills Group
- G4S
- Ingeus
- Maximus
- Newcastle College
- PeoplePlus
- Prospects Services
- Reed
- Rehab
- Seetec
- Serco
- Working Links
- R (Reilly) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
- Department for Work and Pensions v Information Commissioner
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