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- Social Firms UK’s response to DWP consultation “No one written off – reforming welfare to reward responsibility” (October 2008)
This consultation set out the Government’s plans increase the numbers of people getting work. By 2013, people will either be on Job Seekers Allowance (JSA), or the Employment Support Allowance (ESA). Em ...
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- Working Neighbourhood Fund - Social Firms UK's position statement i (January 2009)
Social Firms UK has fed into the interim "Tackling Worklessness" report that Claire Dove (Chair of the Social Enterprise Coalition) with Councillor Stephen Houghton (Leader of the Labour Group at Ba ...
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- Social Firms UK’s response to DWP’s consultation “Improving specialist disability employment services” (March 2008)
DWP is proposing to streamline the Job Introduction Scheme, Work Preparation and WORKSTEP into a single flexible programme. The concepts that are shaping the proposals are: a greater ...
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- Social Firms UK’s response to DWP commissioning strategy (February 2008)
Following the publication of its Green Paper on Welfare Reform “In Work, Better Off” DWP has been drawing up a strategy on how it will commission employment support programmes. It favours moving t ...
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- Social Firms UK’s response to “Principles for representation: a framework for effective third sector participation in local strategic partnerships” (February 2008)
This discussion paper http://www.communities.gov.uk/publications/communities/principlesofrepre... sets out some principles that are aimed at assisting third sector bodies to come together to form networks ...
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- Social Firms UK’s response to the Department for Communities and Local Government’s consultation on a Third Sector Partnership Board (August 2008)
The Department for Communities and Local Government (CLG) is setting up a Third Sector Partnership Board to provide them with strategic advice on the design, development, implementation and evaluation of thei ...
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- Recession Action Plan, suggestions from Social Firms UK to OTS (Jan 2009)
Social Firms UK told the Office of the Third Sector about a range of actions that would help Social Firms. These covered access to finance; prompt payment and access to public sector contracts; rate relief; i ...
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- Social Firms UK's response to the call for evidence for the Employment Strategy for people with learning difficulties (March 2009)
In summary, Social Firms UK called for the Employment Strategy to include action: that makes work accessible. Simplify forms and offer support with job applications. Offer training that suits people&rs ...
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