This article lists British companies and charitable organisations that have participated in the British government's workfare programmes whereby individuals must work in return for unemployment benefits. Note that several companies, charities, public sector and third sector organisations have pulled out of workfare schemes as a result of negative publicity and as such inclusion on this list does not mean that a company currently uses workfare. Those involved in a specific version of workfare where this is known, have it listed after their names, while those known to have withdrawn altogether as of May 2019, are denoted by Withdrawn.
Help to Work was discontinued in stages in 2016 and 2017. "Traineeships" targeted unemployed young people.
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Attempts to get the names of companies and charities who have participated in workfare have been the subject of a lengthy legal battle. In May 2013 the DWP lost a first tier tribunal case where it was ruled that the names of those who have participated in Mandatory Work Activity schemes should be released. The fourth and final Appeal lodged by the DWP was thrown out in July 2016 and the lists of "placement providers" for the now defunct scheme Mandatory Work Activity revealed the names of 534 organisations.
Boycott Workfare list The anti-workfare organisation Boycott Workfare has compiled its own list of organisations that are known to have participated in DWP workfare schemes. "Defunct" denotes that a company has been liquidated and no longer exists having gone bankrupt and been dissolved, this includes "social enterprises" which are still commercial money-making enterprises.
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Mandatory Work Activity Ardgour Riding Centre (Kilmalieu, Inverness) Arabic Career Development Argos - withdrawn Argyle & Bute Council - Mandatory Work Activity AS Care (Leicester) - involved with Traineeships Assist Recruitment - defunct Asda Asian Star Community Radio LTD Aspire Foundation Atlas Washrooms Systems ATN Adult Training Network (East London) - G4S subcontractor ATS Avanta - Mandatory Work Activity Avanta Enterprise Ltd - Mandatory Work Activity Awaiting Eyes Foundation (London) - defunct Babington (East Midlands) - involved with Help to Work Balsall Heath Forum - involved with Help to Work BAM Facility Management Barakah Mini Market - defunct Barnardos - Mandatory Work Activity, claim to no longer be involved with Help to Work Barnsley Hospice Bath Antiques Beaumont Leys Primary School (Leicester) - involved with Traineeships the latest variant of workfare targeting unemployed people Beaumont Leys & Stocking Farm Sure Start Children's Centre (Leicester) - involved with Traineeships Bedesworld<ref name - defunct BEST, Business Employment Training Services Ltd (Yorkshire & Humber) - Mandatory Work Activity Bellcome Call Centre - defunct Bethany Training - subcontractor in Help to Work Bexley Council (Resources Plus) - G4S subcontractor in Help to Work BHS (British Home Stores) - withdrawn Birmingham Community Development Scheme Blue Cross - withdrawn; have stated that they will not be participants in Help to Work Blue Arrow Bluebird Care B & M Stores - involved in Traineeships Bobath Children's Therapy Centre, Wales - subcontractor in Help to Work The Body Shop - withdrawn Booker Wholesale Books for Free (Basildon)- defunct Boots - withdrawn Bootstrap (Merseyside, Lancashire & Cumbria) - G4S subcontractor in Help to Work Bournemouth City Council Bowden Derra Care Home B&Q Brantano Footwear (Leicester) - defunct Bridge to Success - defunct Bristol Auto Electric British Heart Foundation - withdrew from Mandatory Work Activity and the Work Programme in 2012, but still involved in Work Experience variant of workfare as of 2014, and involved with other variants of workfare including Traineeships; have stated that they will not be participants in Help to Work Bromford Group (Wolverhampton) - withdrawn Broadway - formerly Work Programme subcontractors before merger with St Mungos resulted in the end of involvement, so now withdrawn BT Brothers of Charity Services England - involved with Help to Work BTCV - Mandatory Work Activity Building and Property Maintenance Bulky Bob's - withdrawn from Help to Work Burger King – withdrawn Burtons Biscuits (Edinburgh) Burton Business2Business Ltd - defunct Butlins Ltd - involved with Traineeships Byteback It Solutions Limited (Bristol) - withdrawn, had been involved in Help to Work Calico Group (Pennine Lancashire) Calderdale Council - involved with Traineeships Campbell Page UK Cancer Research UK - withdrew from Mandatory Work Activity and the Work Programme in 2012, but still involved in Work Experience as of 2014 and involved in Traineeships; have stated that they will not be participants in Help to Work Candyland formerly Tangerine Confectionery - Marks & Spencer supplier Care UK Carefree Kids Caremark Carillion (Kent) - defunct Carnegie Heritage Centre (Hull) Cartrefi Conwy - involved with Help to Work Cats Protection CCL North Recycling (Irvine) Carnegie College - Mandatory Work Activity Central Beds Council Centre for Design & Manufacture UK Ltd (London) - defunct CEX (Bristol) Child Dynamix (Hull) Children's Hospice (CHSW), (Trowbridge) - subcontractor in Help to Work Crystal Face (Bristol) City Furnishings and Auction House (Glasgow) - withdrawn from Help to Work Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) - Work Programme City and Guilds City Furnishings (Glasgow) - defunct City West Housing Trust (Greater Manchester) Cineworld Cinemas Claverhouse Training (Scotland) - defunct Close Protection UK - defunct Cloybank (Falkirk) Clyde Valley Housing Association Cornwall Neighbourhoods for Change - withdrawn from the Work Programme Connect Community Trust (Scotland) - subcontractor in Help to Work Cornelly and District Development Trust (Wales) - subcontractor in Help to Work County Training (Shropshire) Cre-namic Security - defunct Crerar Hotels Crest Co-operative (Wales) - subcontractor in Help to Work Crossfold Electrical Currys-PC World - involved in Traineeships Cygnus Consulting Limited (East Midlands) - defunct Daisy Chain Project (Stockton-on-Tees) Daylight DB Accident Repair (Kent) DC Cleaning (Sussex) Deaf Hub (Dundee) - subcontractor in Help to Work Debenhams The RAC (Bristol) DebRA - subcontractor in Help to Work de Poel Community (Knutsford, Cheshire) Derbyshire & Nottinghamshire Chamber of Commerce - G4S subcontractor in Help to Work Diamond Glass Medway (Kent) DiSC Ltd, Developing initiatives Supporting Communities (North East) - Mandatory Work Activity Divine Rescue - Mandatory Work Activity Domus Healthcare Doreen Hair Fashion Salon Dorothy Perkins Dove House Hospice (Hull and East Riding) - involved with Help to Work Drayton Manor Dulwich Hamlet FC - withdrawn Dunelm Mill Durham YFC each (East Anglia Children's Hospice) - 'Community Work Placements' e-achieve - defunct eco-actif - defunct ellenor charity (North & West Kent and Bexley) Emmaus (Hull) Employment Related Services Association (ERSA) Enterprise Durham Partnership Environmental Concern Co Ltd (Birmingham) - subcontractor in Help to Work Envirostream - defunct Escape Family Support (North East) - involved with Help to Work esg Holdings Ltd (West Midlands) - Mandatory Work Activity Essential Rubber Evans Experts in Media (Belfast) - defunct Extra Time (Portslade) Eyemouth Golf Club (Eyemouth, Scotland) Fair Training & Recruitment Solutions Ltd - defunct FARA Charity Shops FareShare (Newcastle) - involved with 'Community Work Placements' Faith Regen (East London) Finsbury Park Business Forum Finsbury and Clerkenwell Volunteers FlutterBuys First 4 Epos (Oldham) - defunct First4Skills - defunct FNTC Training & Consultancy - defunct Focus Housing, Care, & Training Consultants Limited (Kent) - defunct Fontaine Vinery (Guernsey) - subcontractor in Help to Work Fort Amherst (Chatham) - subcontractor in Help to Work FP Mailing (City) Ltd - defunct Framework (Nottingham) - G4S subcontractor in Help to Work French Oven Bakery (Newcastle upon Tyne) F&S Interiors (Kent) - defunct Furniture Matters (Morcambe) Furniture Now (East Sussex) - 'Community Work Placements' Furniture Plus (Kirkcaldy) - defunct Furniture Revival (Rhymney) Fusion Housing (Kirklees) Gap Personnel Genesis Housing Association - subcontractor in Help to Work The Genesis Trust (Bath) - subcontractor in Help to Work Genistar Gingerbread Giroscope (Hull) Glasgow Caring City - withdrawn from Help to Work Global Placement Provider Ltd - defunct Gnaw Chocolate (Norwich) Goodwill Solutions (Northampton) Gorgie City Farm The Grand Venue (Clitheroe) Green Futures (Grimsby) - subcontractor in Help to Work Greggs the Bakers - Work Experience Grosvenor Casinos (Brighton) grow: Economic Regeneration & Development, Hull City Council - Mandatory Work Activity Grow Enterprise Wales (RCT Homes) - subcontractor in Help to Work - defunct Go Response (Kent) Greenwich & Bexley Hospice Grimsby Garden Centre Groundwork - Mandatory Work Activity, also a "Prime" provider of Help to Work Guinea Enviro (Glasgow) - subcontractor in Help to Work - defunct GWK Shop - defunct Hannah's (Dame Hannah Rogers Trust) (Devon) Hairways HANA (Humber All Nations Alliance) Handel House Museum Harriots Hardens Cafe Haringey Voluntary Services Harlow and District Chamber of Commerce Haven House Children's Hospice Hastings & Rother Voluntary Association for the Blind Helen & Douglas House Hospice (Maidenhead) HERIB, Hull and East Riding Institute for the Blind - involved with Help to Work Helena Partnerships HEY Mind (Hull) HMRC HMV - withdrawn Highbury New Park Day Centre Highgate Newtown Community Centre Hilton Hotels Hillhead Pets Corner (Kilbirnie) Holiday Inn - claimed to have withdrawn in 2012, but remain involved with Sector-Based Work Academies as of 2014 Holland & Barrett - withdrawn Homebase - withdrawn Homes for Haringey - withdrawn from the Work Programme Home-Start Homes for Islington Hornsey School for Girls Hospices of Hope - withdrawn from Help to Work House of Hope Recycling Village (East Kilbride) The Hull Council for Disabled People - involved with Help to Work Hull Food Bank Hull HARP, Homeless and Rootless Project - involved with Help to Work Iceland - involved with Traineeships Ideal Mobile Solutions - defunct ICM (Global) - defunct IKEA - involved with Traineeships Ingeus UK - Mandatory Work Activity Inspire 2 Independence Ltd (i2i) - defunct Intelling Interserve Doncaster - Work Programme Invicta Foundation - withdrawn, had been involved with Help to Work Ironworks (Scotland) - involved with Help to Work Isabel Hospice (Hertfordshire) Ixion (West London; East London) - G4S subcontractor in Help to Work JTJ Workplace Solutions - defunct Jacob's Well (Hull) JA Glover – (Kent) Jessup Electrical Wholesale Ltd (Kent) JJ Vickers & Sons Ltd (Kent) - defunct JH Cancer Support (Warrington, Cheshire) JHP Group Ltd (Scotland) - Mandatory Work Activity - defunct