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Testing the fairness of workfare

Given the new peer-reviewed Government-funded assessment of the impact of MWA, I'm not sure that a training argument, or an argument based on the jurisprudence requiring people to seek work for benefits, could stand up. The best evidence we have available is that the scheme does not improve employment outcomes. Thus it seems unlikely to meet either of those arguments, as it doesn't facilitate a positive outcome for the claimant. The "normal civic duty" exception feels to me like it would be rather a stretch. The work done isn't for civic benefit, so it is unclear how it could be a civic duty.

13-Jun-2012

3:55 pm