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Government schemes could save UK over £20 billion by getting 5% back to work
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The Government could save upwards of £20 billion and support more than 220,000 people back into employment through return-to-work schemes, according to new analysis.
The report models the potential effectiveness of the Government’s ‘Getting Britain Working’ programmes, showing these savings could be made by the end of this Parliament in 2029 if just 5% of out-of-work people in receipt of Universal Credit returned to work.
The report estimates that:
- Getting 5%…
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