[WillowTheWhisp]

I don't know if I've misunderstood this but from what I heard on the news it sounded like it isn't going to save the government any money because they will still be paying the benefits but the recipients will be doing jobs which otherwise would be paid for by an employer (as in cleaning jobs) - so the taxpayer will end up subsidising businesses.

If somebody is going to be expected to do work in order to receive their benefit why doesn't the DSS just find a genuine job for them paid by an employer? Or could that be because the government realises that employers really can't cope with people who may be fit for work one day but not fit for work another day? Long term sick people have good days and bad days and on some of the good days they may seem fit as a fiddle whilst on the worst of their bad days they may be totally unable to get out of bed.

Apparently the scheme works in New York though.