Work Programme under fire as charities shut down

Name: Work Programme under fire as charities shut down
Uploaded: 2012-10-04T08:53:09.000Z
Duration: 1 min 15 s
Description: A BBC investigation has discovered that several charities involved in the government's flagship welfare to work programme have been forced to close.

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Several charities that have closed in recent months believe a government work scheme is partly to blame for their demise, a BBC investigation has found.

The Work Programme makes payments to organisations which help the long-term unemployed find a job.

Michael Buchanan reports.

4 October 2012