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Originally Posted by martyh
As i pointed out earlier if people are going to be paid minimum wage for this work then we might aswell just create the jobs and pay them ,this is going to be classed as voluntary work that the serial claimants will be forced to do in return for benefits (yes i see the contradiction  ) |
If it's "compulsory" it cannot, by any definition, be classed as voluntary.
As I pointed out earlier given the minimum wage legislation and the effect that earnings will have on interdependant benefits (housing, childcare etc etc) this programme will end up costing the treasury more than it could ever possibly save.
It reads well to a certain demographic but it does not withstand much scrutiny.