New scheme tells jobless: Work for free or lose benefits for THREE years

[bigpaul]

(9 January 2012, 00:21)mikebratcher69 Wrote: Work unpaid or lose all your benefits for three years - this is the new message from the government to the long-term unemployed.

Employment minister Chris Grayling said he is convinced a new 'work for dole' scheme would help to reduce Britain's £4 billion benefit bill.

Those who refuse to take part in the scheme, which would see those who have been unemployed for more than three years work unpaid for six months, would not receive any benefit money for up to three years.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-...years.html

how does this fit in with the job centres demand that all claimants" must be available for work" ? if someone is working for 30 hours per week(for their benefits) how are they then "available for work"??