Unit 3: Labour, welfare and the long term unemployed.

Click here for BBC article on Labour's policy to get the long term unemployed back to work. Under the scheme 18 to 24-year-olds who have been out of work for a year will be offered a taxpayer-subsidised job lasting six months - with those who refuse losing benefits.

Q) Will this help people out of welfare dependency?
Q) How will they pay for it?
Q) Will it work?