The gov't seems determined to promote social exclusion and waste public money on this one. Having heard the article on "Today" (and that show annoys the hell out of me), it's clear that they're calling this an experiment because
they expect it to fail.
Let's guess who they'll blame it on.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk_politics/newsid_1986000/1986102.stm
U (unrelated): Some can still dream:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1984000/1984793.stm