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Welfare Reform

The fact that 90% of those who have been in receipt of incapacity related benefits for 2 or more years are more likely to die or retire than move into employment is fundamentally wrong. 

Social Firms Scotland has been a strong advocate for the need to change the current welfare system using solutions based research to tackle the issues. 

 Bridging the Gap: A discussion paper for reforming Welfare to Work in the UK (Full version)   Click here
 Bridging the Gap: Summary version  Click here
 Taking the Initiative: Blue Sky Thinking for a flexible welfare benefits system  Click here

 Mind the Gap: A qualitative study of the experiences of people with mental health problems, focusing  on employment exclusion (Full version)

 Click here
 Mind the Gap: Summary Version  Click here

 

Contact us to get involved or read our Research on Welfare Reform and use our Policy Positioning papers to contribute to the lobbying process.

 


  Social Firms Scotland,  54 Manor Place, Edinburgh EH3 7EH    Tel: 0131 225 4178    Fax: 0131 225 9985    Email: sfs@socialfirms.org.uk

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