Monday, February 07, 2005
Government to spend $27m to put 7,300 back in work
Social Development and Employment Minister Steve Maharey has announced a programme that will see the government spend $27 million to get the already shrinking number of long term unemployed back in work. Mr Maherey said the numbers of long term unemployed -- adults out of work for more than three years -- fell by 1,400 between June and November 2004, and stands now at 7,300.
Isn't it wonderful how the government can find more and more ways to spend more and more of my money for less and less effect!
That their much touted Jobs Jolt scheme, which aimed to move 22,000 beneficiaries into work, could actually budge only 1768 -- and one of them, the Cyber Communications scheme, which cost $445,000 to run, has seen just four beneficiaries move into work -- does not seem to have deterred them.
Social Development and Employment Minister Steve Maharey has announced a programme that will see the government spend $27 million to get the already shrinking number of long term unemployed back in work. Mr Maherey said the numbers of long term unemployed -- adults out of work for more than three years -- fell by 1,400 between June and November 2004, and stands now at 7,300.
Isn't it wonderful how the government can find more and more ways to spend more and more of my money for less and less effect!
That their much touted Jobs Jolt scheme, which aimed to move 22,000 beneficiaries into work, could actually budge only 1768 -- and one of them, the Cyber Communications scheme, which cost $445,000 to run, has seen just four beneficiaries move into work -- does not seem to have deterred them.
