{"id":55405,"date":"2015-03-19T10:13:00","date_gmt":"2015-03-19T10:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=b48752e225a19e22dcf3bd7b369d5de3"},"modified":"2015-03-19T10:13:00","modified_gmt":"2015-03-19T10:13:00","slug":"press-release-duncan-smith-critics-proved-wrong-on-work-programme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=55405","title":{"rendered":"Press release: Duncan Smith: critics proved wrong on Work Programme"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This makes it the biggest single payment by results employment programme Britain as ever seen, new figures released today show (19 March 2015).<\/p>\n

The last official statistics to be published in this Parliament show that the Work Programme has helped more people than any previous employment scheme.<\/p>\n

The programme has contributed to overall long-term unemployment falling to the lowest level in 5 years, and long-term claims for the main unemployment benefit \u2013 Jobseeker\u2019s Allowance \u2013 dropping every month for 2 years in a row.<\/p>\n

The Work Programme provides 2 years of dedicated support to those benefit claimants who have already been out of work for up to a year and unlike previous schemes it has been designed to keep people in work.<\/p>\n

Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith said:<\/p>\n

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Today\u2019s figures are further proof that by sticking to the government\u2019s long-term economic plan we have been able to give people the right support and opportunities \u2013 so there are more people with the self-esteem and financial security that a job brings.<\/p>\n

The Work Programme has revolutionised the way we support long-term unemployed claimants turn their lives around, and focuses on keeping people in work while also making sure that taxpayers only pay for results.<\/p>\n

But this isn\u2019t just about numbers \u2013 behind these numbers there are individual stories of hard work and determination and jobseekers who \u2013 in many cases \u2013 for the first time have been able to turn their lives around with our support.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Industry figures show that 680,000 people have started a job thanks to the programme, and today\u2019s statistics reveal that: <\/p>\n