Editing Jobseeker's Allowance (section)

===Subsequent legislation===
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in April 2011 [[Iain Duncan Smith]] introduced a period of [[Mandatory Work Activity|mandatory work activity]] amounting to a maximum of four weeks of thirty hours each week in employment.  It was expected this activity would  be required of approximately 10,000 individuals. The main claimants who it was expected would be subject to mandatory work activity were those who had been 'signing on' for at least thirteen weeks. Despite this any recipient of Jobseeker-benefit could be required to take part in work activity regardless of how long that person had been 'signing on'.<ref name="The Stationery Office">{{cite book | url = https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:dZyfM3L2wBQJ:www.brynmawr.edu/Acads/GSSW/schram/whitemead.pdf+&gl=uk&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEEShxtfRb_9KLif7rJzDiphXckAOCY13gholTGBnx0nVUeiXWBPlbUDeB9UwIIm0XiyAS4M-_O9esKQKTIEp9kVmIqpUMtGC_fmnydZicGbn34xtloamU0dNhlnvbQk6nIZgnqRLy|id=B.J.Pol.S.507–532 30 |title=The Jobseeker's Allowance (Mandatory Work Activity Scheme) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011 No. 688): report by the Social Security Advisory Committee under Section 174 (1) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 and statement by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions in accordance with Section 174 (2) of that Act| author=Social Security Advisory Committee, Great Britain Department for Work and Pensions|date=14 March 2011 | access-date =6 June 2012|publisher=The Stationery Office, 14 March 2011|isbn=978-0-10-851040-3 }} provided by ''Sir Tilt''</ref>{{better source needed|reason=Google Docs is not an authoritative source, it is an open file storage site – anyone can upload any old rubbish there|date=March 2024}}

At some time the Social Security Advisory Committee felt a need for an initiative so the Employment Skills and Regulations Scheme was considered. The governmental bodies had a look at the ideas and felt they were not altogether correct. So the government only accepted the need for two-thirds of the total of changes suggested.<ref>{{Cite book |last= |first= |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=h1eM2gzrzM0C |title=The Jobseeker's Allowance (Employment, Skills and Enterprise Scheme) Regulations 2011 (S.I.2011 No.917) |date=2011-03-31 |publisher=[[The Stationery Office]] |isbn=978-0-10-180582-7 |language=en}}</ref> In 2011 the [[Jobseeker's Allowance (Employment, Skills and Enterprise Scheme) Regulations 2011|Jobseeker's Allowance (Employment, Skills and Enterprise) Regulations]] were brought into force.  One part of the scheme required the long-term unemployed to participate in [[unpaid work]] activity for a maximum of six-months.<ref>{{cite web |author=<!--Not stated. Previously cited "P. Shiner et al." which is not supported by the source--> |url=http://www.publicinterestlawyers.co.uk/news_details.php?id=209 |title=Graduate Issues Judicial Review Over Poundland Work |website=Public Interest Lawyers |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125085025/http://www.publicinterestlawyers.co.uk/news_details.php?id=209 |archive-date=25 January 2012 |access-date=6 June 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite legislation UK|type=si|year=2011|number=917|si=The Jobseeker's Allowance (Employment, Skills and Enterprise) Regulations 2011}}</ref>