The Tories' back-to-work benefits crackdown has been dealt a stark warning by their own watchdog.
The Social Security Advisory Committee (SSAC) said the government had rushed through tighter rules for unemployed people without proper evidence.
Early this year the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) changed the rules so unemployed people would have to look for jobs outside their preferred sector after just four weeks on benefits – before many people receive their first payment – instead of the previous 13 weeks.
