The Bull Ring

𝕌𝕤𝕖𝕝𝕖𝕤𝕤 𝔾𝕠𝕧𝕥 𝕨𝕒𝕣𝕟𝕖𝕕 𝕒𝕘𝕒𝕚𝕟𝕤𝕥 𝕨𝕠𝕣𝕜-𝕗𝕠𝕣-𝕥𝕙𝕖-𝕕𝕠𝕝𝕖 𝕤𝕒𝕟𝕔𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟𝕤, 𝕕𝕠𝕔𝕦𝕞𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕤 𝕣𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕒𝕝 𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝕔𝕠𝕒𝕝𝕚𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝔾𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕣𝕟𝕞𝕖𝕟𝕥 𝕨𝕒𝕤 𝕨𝕒𝕣𝕟𝕖𝕕 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕨𝕠𝕣𝕜-𝕗𝕠𝕣-𝕥𝕙𝕖-𝕕𝕠𝕝𝕖 𝕡𝕣𝕠𝕘𝕣𝕒𝕞𝕞𝕖𝕤 𝕕𝕠 𝕟𝕠𝕥 𝕚𝕟𝕔𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕤𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕔𝕙𝕒𝕟𝕔𝕖𝕤 𝕠𝕗 𝕡𝕖𝕠𝕡𝕝𝕖 𝕔𝕠𝕞𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕠𝕗𝕗 𝕨𝕖𝕝𝕗𝕒𝕣𝕖 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕚𝕟𝕥𝕠 𝕨𝕠𝕣𝕜, 𝕕𝕠𝕔𝕦𝕞𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕤 𝕙𝕒𝕧𝕖 𝕣𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕒𝕝𝕖𝕕. C abinet has agreed to introduce a suite of new obligations and sanctions, including community work experience (CWE), for job seekers next year. Official advice, obtained by the Greens under the Official Information Act, shows the Ministry of Social Development warned against CWE in May. "As described, CWE is essentially a work-for-the-dole programme if it was to be made mandatory," the departmental report said. . . Beneficiaries remain 'locked-in' to support — official advice "Most evidence shows that work-for-the-