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| Tory work plan for young jobless | |
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| The Conservatives are bringing forward new proposals on work schemes for jobless young people. | |
| Anyone under 21 who is unemployed for three months would be sent to a specialist employer for an intensive programme of work-related activity. | |
| If they were still jobless after a year they would be moved to a full-time 12-month community work programme. | If they were still jobless after a year they would be moved to a full-time 12-month community work programme. |
| A government spokesman described the three-month proposal as a "waste of public cash". | |
| 'Street-corner culture' | 'Street-corner culture' |
| Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary Chris Grayling said there was no excuse for fit young people to be out of work. | |
| For those who are struggling there will be real help. For those who are not there will be no opt-outs Chris GraylingShadow Work and Pensions Secretary | |
| "But we all know that on a typical working day, you can see young people hanging around in town centres in almost every part of this country," he said. | |
| "This approach is designed to recognise that whilst young people may not always get the job they want immediately, they are better off in a job and looking to move on than languishing outside of the work place. | |
| "If they drop out of work again there will be even tougher limits on the amount of time they can spend at home on benefits. | "If they drop out of work again there will be even tougher limits on the amount of time they can spend at home on benefits. |
| "Indeed, many will be referred straight back on to a structured return-to-work programme or a community work programme. | "Indeed, many will be referred straight back on to a structured return-to-work programme or a community work programme. |
| "Doing nothing will not be an option. So they simply won't have a chance to become detached from the work place and from preparation for work." | "Doing nothing will not be an option. So they simply won't have a chance to become detached from the work place and from preparation for work." |
| 'Street-corner culture' | |
| The Tories said they would also stop people signing off benefits just before the deadline for the New Deal, then signing back on soon after. | The Tories said they would also stop people signing off benefits just before the deadline for the New Deal, then signing back on soon after. |
| Mr Grayling said: "With this approach, for those who are struggling there will be real help. For those who are not there will be no opt-outs." | Mr Grayling said: "With this approach, for those who are struggling there will be real help. For those who are not there will be no opt-outs." |
| The Conservatives would end the "street-corner benefit culture among young people which this government has left to fester for the past 11 years", he added. | The Conservatives would end the "street-corner benefit culture among young people which this government has left to fester for the past 11 years", he added. |
| Mr Grayling will give more details of the Tories' welfare proposals in a speech at the Centre for Policy Studies in London on Tuesday. | Mr Grayling will give more details of the Tories' welfare proposals in a speech at the Centre for Policy Studies in London on Tuesday. |
| A spokesman for Work and Pensions Secretary James Purnell said as most young people find a job within six months, the three-month scheme would be a "waste of public cash". | |
| "In April this year, 210,700 18-24 year olds claimed for up to six months while only 30,700 claimed for 6-12 months, falling to only 6,000 after 12 months," he said. |