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This outbreak is going to show how decimated the UK’s welfare system is, and how it is the most vulnerable in society that will suffer the most. Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire/PA Images

Coronavirus: to avoid major humanitarian fallout, UK must act urgently

The UK is on the tipping point of a humanitarian emergency. To tackle this the government must now give more money to local authorities.
Supporting and empowering jobseekers has better results than the current “economic” approaches used by jobcentres up and down the country. BasPhoto/Shutterstock

To tackle unemployment, start by empowering jobseekers

Being out of work is hard: here’s how psychology is helping to make the process of finding a job a little easier.
Disappearing from a high street near you. www.shutterstock.com

Why are Britain’s jobcentres disappearing?

A long read on the decimation of British jobcentres – and why it puts the rollout of Universal Credit at risk.

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