Vicious Cycles: Sustained Employment and Welfare Reform for the Next Decade

Abstract

SMF's latest report "Vicious Cycles: sustained employment and welfare reform for the next decade" focuses on the direction of welfare reform for the next decade. Within six months of leaving Jobseeker's Allowance for work, 40% of claimants are back on benefits. This vicious cycle is costly to both the individuals themselves and to the taxpayer. Rising unemployment will make these problems still more pressing.