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Welfare to What? After Workfare in Toronto

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  • Ernie Lightman
  • Andrew Mitchell
  • Dean Herd

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An employment survey among people in Toronto who left Ontario Works — a classic “work‐first” regime — shows clear secondary labour market status. Most interventions typical of work‐first programmes did not have a positive effect on job quality: contrary to the “stepping stones” theory that poor initial jobs lead to better jobs, those who changed jobs after leaving assistance experienced poorer job quality. A shift in orientation to “sustainable employment” is required to address the employment needs of those on social assistance. Policy must also address the fact that the social assistance caseload includes a size able group that face significant barriers to employment other than education or skills.

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  • Ernie Lightman & Andrew Mitchell & Dean Herd, 2005. "Welfare to What? After Workfare in Toronto," International Social Security Review, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 58(4), pages 95-106, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:intssr:v:58:y:2005:i:4:p:95-106
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-246X.2005.00227.x
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