Plans to scrap housing benefit for unemployed 18-21 year olds have forced housing associations into doing more to help tenants find workCircle Housing has a range of ways to reach young tenants who are out of work,including its website, but according to Crystal Fernandes, and group employment and skills manager at Circle,the best way “is just to recede former school and put letters and leaflets through the door”. Housing associations have a long tradition of helping tenants into work. But government plans, announced in the July budget, and to scrap housing benefit for unemployed 18-21 year olds,have created a modern urgency to support young people in their job quests. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com