The Government's Work Programme has been slammed by critics, as new figures reveal that only 56% of the scheme's earliest participants have come off of benefits - with only 19% of those managing to stay off them for over six months.
Paul Callanan, national organiser with Youth Fight for Jobs, a group that campaigns against the Work Programme, said: "Today’s figures have confirmed that the Government’s welfare-to-work schemes have nothing to do with getting people decent jobs. They are ...
