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Supporting Scotland's vibrant voluntary sector

Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations is the membership organisation for Scotland's charities, voluntary organisations and social enterprises. Charity registered in Scotland SC003558. Registered office Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh EH3 6BB.

Evidence library

Mobilising Britain?s Missing Workforce: Unemployment, incapacity benefit, and the regions

In its third term the Labour government is determined to move more people off incapacity benefits and into work. But Steve Fothergill and John Grieve Smith argue that a reliance on labour ?supply side? measures such as benefit reforms will not solve the problem by itself. This will also require strong regional policies to deliver more jobs in the areas where incapacity claimants are concentrated. This pamphlet may be purchased at the below web address. The executive summary is available for free download.

Last modified on 6 June 2017