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Old 02-04-2012, 16:32   #236
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Re: Benefit cuts are fuelling abuse of disabled people, say charities

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Originally Posted by mertle View Post
Dont like bring old topics back but new developments on Remploy. Express will back the campaign after it emerged government will support prisoners £20 a week in new project. Now great for prisoners but did the government say they could not support losses remploy at £16 per head.

If remploy not financially viable how is prison workfare system subsidies viable.

http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/...t-the-disabled
Remploy is a company ,prisons are not .Remploy is there to make money ,prisons are not .
The subsidies given to Remploy to keep unproductive factories open will go a lot further if re directed to other areas of the disability budget ,even the charities accept that .
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