"Impressive start" to welfare reform - think tank

It gave the coalition an 8/10 mark for its tackling of economic dependency, in the first of what the think tank said would be an annual review of government performance in many key areas. Explaining the result it called the administration's first 12 months "an impressive start that promises to deliver meaningful welfare reform," but warned that "next year is critical in mobilizing local partners to play their part fully in the work programme". "The CSJ has serious concerns about introducing the full benefit cap for households in one fell swoop," it added. "During its first year the...