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not sure there workfare thread could not find it but developming news is its been slated by mp's public accounts committee.

Some worrying stats have come out. Damning evidence what they call creaming and parking. The committee shared concerns that providers were concentrating on people more likely to generate a fee, and sidelining jobless clients who required more time and investment - a process known as ''creaming and parking''.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/20...medium=twitter

Only 3.8% found sustainable work lower the impending target of 11% government wanted. Some stats in some areas shocking.

One particulary serious worry is the disabled been severly treated. Which was warned to this government before they went halfcocked it would happen.

Margaret Hodge, who chairs the committee, said the programme was particularly failing young people and the hardest to help.
She said: "It is shocking that of the 9,500 former incapacity benefit claimants referred to providers, only 20 people have been placed in a job that has lasted three months, while the poorest-performing provider did not manage to place a single person in the under-25 category into a job lasting six months."

http://www.mssociety.org.uk/get-invo...welfare-reform

Ms society reveal another worry on numbers for ESA cliaments on WP.

The figures are stark: out of 68,000 ESA claimants placed on the Work Programme since it began only 1,000 have found jobs lasting three months or more.

The government got hang heads in shame. How much we waisted in these jokers out of welfare budget.

The MPs warned that, given the poor performance, there was a high risk that one or more providers would fail and go out of business or have their contracts cancelled.
"Given the poor performance across providers, there is a high risk that one or more will fail – either they will go out of business or the department will cancel their contracts," the report says. "The Department will need to keep a close eye on which providers are most likely to fail and must manage all consequential risks."
The report also reveals that all 18 organisations involved in the Work Programme, which include companies such as A4e and Ingeus Deloitte, have been placed on "performance improvement plans" and that in seven cases, organisations had been sent formal letters warning of unacceptable standards.

Interesting DWP head in sand approach they wont do anything more with slimeball as there boss.

I hope heads roll why disabled in general being slammed in serious hardship. Looking figures for them many will endup lifetime JSA or ESA working group. Never have a job because they too hard to put them in job permanent ignored.