People on dole are 17% less likely to find work

A MAJOR EU employment support system set up by the previous government to help people off the dole has actually made people 17% less likely to gain employment compared to people on the Live Register.

A study by the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) has found that the National Employment Action Plan (NEAP) is having no effect on solving Ireland’s dole queue crisis.

The report, published this morning, has stated that people who access support from the scheme are 17% less likely to gain employment than their counterparts on the Live Register.