There are some tricky technological barriers to work out.
Moving people to lower welfare support payments without removing the multiple barriers to work is counter-productive.
Expensive housing, health problems, lack of IT skills and access to digital technology were also barriers to work.
Workfare has been shown to be ineffective in helping those with multiple barriers to work, and ineffective in a weak labour market (2).
The current system is too simplistic, and too often fails to recognise the complex health barriers to work faced by claimants, the report says.
Without a stable home, many young people face additional barriers to work that cannot be addressed simply by removing access to benefits.
Despite huge barriers to work - including for people with milder disabilities - the vast majority of people receive nothing in the way of disability benefits.
Until 1981 gay men were convicted and even jailed for offences including buggery and loitering for homosexual purposes, which created barriers to work, volunteering and travel.
The findings around barriers to work provide yet more evidence that childcare remains the big issue that holds women back from entering the workforce or working more hours.
People with an minority ethnic background suffer higher rates of unemployment, face more barriers to work and receive lower pay than white workers, research has revealed.
