Written question asked by Lord Field of Birkenhead (Labour) on Friday, 20 June 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 25 June 2008. It was answered by Stephen Timms (Labour) on Monday, 29 September 2008 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.

New Deal Schemes

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions with reference to the answer of 25 June 2007, Official Report, columns 484-88W, on the New Deal for Young People, if he will provide equivalent figures for (a) the New Deal for Young People and (b) each other New Deal programme for each month since November 2006.

Answer: [holding answer 25 June 2008]: People entering new deal for young people receive intensive help to support them into work. The new deal has been successful in placing jobseekers into sustainable work, with around 80 per cent. of employment outcomes being into jobs lasting 13 weeks or more. The flexible new deal will build on this success.The Department will be basing its payment strategy increasingly on sustainable job outcomes; six months in the first instance, but as the Government move towards an integrated employment and skills progression model, it will look to build longer-term incentives into the welfare and skills systems.Information on the number of people who move into sustained employment is only collected for new deal for young people, new deal 25-plus and new deal for lone parents. The available information has been placed in the Library.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 213849; 479 c2389-90W
Session: 2007-08
Related items: Deposited Paper DEP2009-0233
Tuesday, 27 January 2009
Deposited papers
House of Commons
Subjects: New deal schemes
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