Benefit cuts for non-speakers?
Wed 28 May 2008
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The Conservatives would cut employment benefit for non-English speakers who rejected lessons. Their proposal was announced by shadow work and pensions secretary, Chris Grayling, in a speech on welfare reform A party spokesperson told politics.co.uk: "When someone goes to the provider, they will be assessed and if their English isn't up to scratch they will have to attend a mandatory English language training course." The initiative is designed to improve people's employability. Private groups, which would run the system, would then receive a larger financial reward for finding those with weak language skills work. Mr Graying said the Tories would take a tough stance on young people claiming job seekers allowance. "For this group, the welfare to work process will start much earlier," he said. "There will be employment 'boot camps' and community work programmes for those who don't find a job." Government statistics have shown there were 678,500 job vacancies in the three months to February 2008, up 1,600 from the previous three months and up 59,700 over the year.
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