Work for the dole has little effect on finding work: review

By Heath Aston
Updated February 12 2016 - 4:08pm, first published February 11 2016 - 9:11pm
Minister for Employment, senator Michaelia Cash. Photo: Janie Barrett
Minister for Employment, senator Michaelia Cash. Photo: Janie Barrett

The Coalition's $1 billion work-for-the-dole scheme has improved the probability that an unemployed person will find a job by just 2 percentage points, a government-commissioned review has found.

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