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| End jobless culture, says Hutton | End jobless culture, says Hutton |
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| The long-term unemployed are to be targeted by ministers keen to stamp out a "can work but won't work" culture. | The long-term unemployed are to be targeted by ministers keen to stamp out a "can work but won't work" culture. |
| Work and Pensions Secretary John Hutton will say in a speech on Monday that a "hardcore" of benefit claimants are not taking the opportunities available. | Work and Pensions Secretary John Hutton will say in a speech on Monday that a "hardcore" of benefit claimants are not taking the opportunities available. |
| Government figures show 950,000 people claimed Jobseekers' Allowance last month. About 100,000 of them spent six of the past seven years on benefits. | Government figures show 950,000 people claimed Jobseekers' Allowance last month. About 100,000 of them spent six of the past seven years on benefits. |
| Mr Hutton will announce a review to try to move people from benefits to work. | Mr Hutton will announce a review to try to move people from benefits to work. |
| The next challenge we face is to ensure the hardcore of 'can work but won't work' benefit claimants take advantage of the opportunities out there John Hutton, Work and Pensions Secretary | The next challenge we face is to ensure the hardcore of 'can work but won't work' benefit claimants take advantage of the opportunities out there John Hutton, Work and Pensions Secretary |
| In his speech at the Institute for Public Policy Research in London, the minister is expected to compare the long-term unemployed with new migrants to Britain. | In his speech at the Institute for Public Policy Research in London, the minister is expected to compare the long-term unemployed with new migrants to Britain. |
| He is expected to say: "The next challenge we face is to ensure the hardcore of 'can work but won't work' benefit claimants take advantage of the opportunities out there and compete for jobs alongside growing numbers of migrants who arrive in Britain specifically to look for work rather than to settle for the long term." | He is expected to say: "The next challenge we face is to ensure the hardcore of 'can work but won't work' benefit claimants take advantage of the opportunities out there and compete for jobs alongside growing numbers of migrants who arrive in Britain specifically to look for work rather than to settle for the long term." |
| But initiatives which compel people off benefits may face resistance from some Labour MPs. | But initiatives which compel people off benefits may face resistance from some Labour MPs. |
| HAVE YOUR SAY Why should I be taxed to support someone who will not get a job? Glenn Jones, Oxford Send us your comments | |
| The jobs market has changed with the arrival of immigrants from new European Union member states in eastern Europe in the past few years. | The jobs market has changed with the arrival of immigrants from new European Union member states in eastern Europe in the past few years. |
| More than half a million arrived from Poland and other countries since 2004, far more than the Home Office prediction of about 13,000. | More than half a million arrived from Poland and other countries since 2004, far more than the Home Office prediction of about 13,000. |