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This petition was submitted during the 2010-2015 parliament

Rejected petition Make benefit claimants do voluntary work

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For any job seeker who is claiming income support benefit with no ill health, after 3 months and no job found force to complete voluntary work within community. This will help them gain on confidence in a structured environment and allow councils to cut back on staffing levels

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