Paul Hazelden


General Manager

Crisis Centre Ministries

Bristol

http://www.crisis-centre.org.uk
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CCM is a Christian charity helping vulnerable and homeless people; I'm a problem solver.


The DWP’s proposals for reforming the welfare system are a bit of a mixed bag. Some good, some bad, and some missing the point.

We face a lot of really difficult problems, but reform of the welfare system is not one of them. When you understand the problems, most of what needs to be done is remarkably straightforward.

What if we were to forget about the politics for a moment, and just concentrate on working out what needs to be done?

Here is my suggestion, as a starting point for discussion:

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…since the NCVO decided to publish it in their “Third Sector Foresight” bulletin in their August edition. For those of you who missed it:-

Insights:

Every month we ask a NCVO Third Sector Foresight member what they think is the biggest opportunity and challenge facing the VCS. This month Paul Hazelden, General Manager of Crisis Centre Ministries gave us his thoughts:

<><>Biggest opportunity: “The growing recognition on the part of the Government that it cannot solve the nation’s problems without...