Rejected petition Make voluntary work compulsory for people unemployed for more than 6-months

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People in long-term receipt of unemployment benefit should be made to complete a minimum of 16 hours a week of voluntary work in their local community in order to receive benefits. Those who refuse to do so should have their benefits permanently stopped.

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Date submitted 18 August 2011
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