In a speech to the Welsh Labour party's annual conference, Gordon Brownproposed to help poor families with 'contracts out of poverty', hintingthat the Government would give extra money to the long-term unemployedwho take up training, stay in work or commit themselves to improvingtheir children's behaviour. The proposals are based on a system in theUnited States where some families in inner-city areas receive more than1,000 a year for up to three years in return for staying in workor enrolling in training.
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