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What makes a good local welfare support and conditionality scheme?

October 5, 2015     Leave a Comment

150Deven GhelaniLocal conditionality is becoming increasingly prevalent, finds Deven Ghelani from social policy software and consulting business Policy in Practice

We have been working with a number of local authorities since 2012, as elements of the welfare system have been localised.

One of the trends we have noticed is the introduction of local ‘conditionality’. So far, it has usually been applied at national level, by Jobcentre Plus. The introduction of conditionality by local authorities may have largely gone unnoticed, but it is an important side-effect of localisation. Read More

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