Benefits pilot scheme scrapped for costing too much
Embarrassed ministers have been forced to scrap a pilot scheme that suspended benefits for offenders who breached community orders because it costs more than £150 for every £1 it saves.
The scheme, run in four areas since 2001, was designed to get tough on those ignoring community service but only saw a 1.8 per cent improvement in compliance rates.
At the same time, it costs more than £650,000 a year to organise and saves less than £4,000, in average, in benefit handouts.
What a waste!
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Sunday, March 01, 2009
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