James Ball has gathered some information on the government’s work experience schemes over on The Guardian’s Reality Check, along with some useful context. The schemes are split into the following: Continue reading Workfare – how the different government work experience schemes compare
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Link: migrants and benefits
Here’s an informative post by Jonathan Portes on a piece in the Telegraph by government ministers (and related report on the BBC) on the 371,000 migrants claiming benefits.
The figures are the “first ever estimates” on migrant benefit claims, but the reporting of the whole numbers, argues Portes, is misleading: Continue reading Link: migrants and benefits