In yet another attack on the welfare of young adults the goverment have announced that a trial project will begin in Derby. This slave labour project will mean that any 18-24 year old who has been out of work for six months wiil be forced into work for 30 hours a week for their benefits along with 8 hours a week intensive job seeking.

This sccheme will be provided by TGB learning who will be working to the payment by results TGB Learning who will be working to the payment by results model’ the Government has now introduced. A model which has little to do with finding young people work and everything to do with harrasing them off benefits.

The scheme will be mandatory, so anyone refusing to take part without good reason will face losing their benefits.

Those jobseekers who don't complete the eight week programme will have to go back on the programme If they return to Jobseekers Allowance within 26 weeks.

For the goverments announcement see here- http://www.dwp.gov.uk/newsroom/press-releases/2012/nov-2012/dwp117-12.shtml