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Work Programme at risk of systematic failure
Over 100 charity sub-contractors have joined the National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) special interest group to submit concerns over the viability of the Work Programme to employment minister Chris Grayling.
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Third Sector have picked up on this issue now, with ACEVO also releasing a report which has broadly similar findings to the NCVO report.
Reports by the NCVO and Acevo reveal barriers and problems for sector subcontractors in the programme
Charities face multiple barriers to delivering services successfully under the Work Programme, according to separate reports published today by the umbrella body the NCVO and the chief executives organisation Acevo.
Both reports say that third sector organisations have not yet received promised contracts from prime contractors.
Delays in signing contracts to deliver Work Programme services