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Should you have to work for your benefits?

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The long-term unemployed will have to undertake work placements in return for their benefits in a policy being described as 'Wombling for Welfare'.

Changes to be unveiled by Chancellor George Osborne later will see people who remain jobless after being on the Work Programme will face three options from April next year.

So, should you have to work for your benefits?

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  • Mon 30 Sep 2013 09:00

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