You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. Write about the following topic: Should long-term job seekers in receipt of government benefits be made to do voluntary work so that they give something back to the community? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience. You should write at least 250 words.

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There is no doubt that the government should support jobless
people
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. There are
people
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who think that
long term
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long-term
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job
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seekers who are receiving
benefit
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benefits
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from
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the governmet
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governmet
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government
should do some voluntary
works
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work
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that
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will be beneficial for
the
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apply
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society. In
this
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essay
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I will explain my support for
this
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view with
relevent
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relevant
examples. Mandatory voluntary
work
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for the long term
job
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less
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fewer
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people
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will
helps
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help
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to reduce miss use of government benefits. There are several
people
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who
has
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have
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good health and
not
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are not
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willing to
work
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for
living
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a living
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,.
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,
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They are obtaining
goverment
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government
aide
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aid
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is causing
burden
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a burden
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on the
tax payers
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taxpayers
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.
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,
In
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apply
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a recent study in the United Kingdom
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indicated
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indicating
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that
drug addicted
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drug-addicted
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people
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are using
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this
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these
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this
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finacial
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financial
aides
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aid
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to buy drugs which
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causes
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causing
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causes
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harm to
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apply
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the
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society.
Moreover
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, the
volunatry
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voluntary
work
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will improve the productivity of the
long term
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long-term
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job
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seekers.
The
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A
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person who is away from
the
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apply
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work
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for many years might become incompetent to do professional or casual
works
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work
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. Voluntary
work
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will help them to be more productive and active.
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,
the
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apply
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voluntary
work
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in
the
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apply
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old age homes will help them to find a
job
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in a similar
of
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apply
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organisation.
Furthermore
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, It will give a message to the
youngster
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youngsters
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that they have to find
a jobs
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a job
jobs
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instead
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of getting government
aide
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aid
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. In conclusion,
The
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apply
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volunatry
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voluntary
work
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will help to reduce the
missuse
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misuse
of
governmet
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government
aide
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aid
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for the
job
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less
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fewer
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people
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, and it will
also
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help
to
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them to
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be more competent
for
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in
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the
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their
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jobs.
Although
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goverment
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government
aid must be delivered to
deserved
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deserving
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poeple
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people
, it should not be
missused
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misused
missed
.
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