€260m JobPath scheme has 'not delivered value for money', report says

The committee has recommended that the Department explore “other avenues to provide better value through localised, non-profit driven employment services”.

The Department of Social Protection’s JobPath model of jobseekers assistance has “not delivered value for money”, according to a report to be delivered this afternoon.

The Public Accounts Committee’s review of the Department’s spending, to be published today, states that in its opinion the controversial scheme “in the majority of cases… did not lead to sustainable employment for jobseekers”.