[p2p-research] UK's universal credit

[Dante-Gabryell Monson]

"Universal Credit" looks very "conditional" and "coercive" to me, when
looking at the paragraph pasted below.

How do they define "employment" ? How do they define "work" ?

excerpt :

*Conditionality & sanctions:* Universal Credit will be supported by a strong
system of conditionality, which will be personalised (building upon
Professor Paul Gregg’s recommendations to the previous government).
Unemployed people who can work will be required to take all reasonable steps
to find and move into employment and the government will introduce a
‘claimant commitment’. New financial sanctions will be introduced into the
existing benefits system to support these measures and will be carried
through when the Universal Credit is introduced.

http://cesi.org.uk/NewPolicy/news/DWP_white_paper_universal_credit_published

<http://cesi.org.uk/NewPolicy/news/DWP_white_paper_universal_credit_published>
On Sun, Nov 14, 2010 at 12:08 PM, Richard Poynder <
richard.poynder at btinternet.com> wrote:

> Is it possible that the universal credit announced by the UK government
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