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Written question asked by John McDonnell (Labour) on Thursday, 22 March 2012, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 26 March 2012. It was answered by Lord Grayling (Conservative) on Monday, 16 April 2012 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.

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Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what (a) the cost to his Department was of each jobseeker found work by A4e, (b) the targets were which were set for A4e and (c) his Department's budget allocation to cover expected costs was in 2011-12; and what he expects each to be in each year from 2012-13 to 2016-17.
Answer

A4e deliver various welfare to work provision including the Work programme, Jobcentre Plus Support contract (JCPSC) and mandatory work activity (MWA). Only the Work programme attracts a job outcome fee. The maximum financial incentive per participant for all Work programme providers is dependant on the participant group. A table showing the amounts can be accessed via the following link on page 7:"http://www.dwp.gov.uk/docs/the-work-programme.pdf"

Maximum payment per participant (£)
Benefit Participant group Start Job outcome Sustainment Total
1 Jobseeker's allowance recipients Aged 18-24 ¹400 ¹1,200 2,200 3,800
2 Aged 25+ ¹— ¹— 2,800 4,400
3 Those who are seriously disadvantaged in the labour market, including some who have recently received incapacity benefits ¹— ¹— 5,000 6,600
4a Employment and support allowance recipients Those who are required to attend, and Support Group 600 1,200 4,700 6,500
4b Those who are required to attend, and Support Group-and have recently received incapacity benefits 600 3,500 9,600 13,700
5 All others 400 1,000 2,300 3,700
6 Income support and incapacity benefits recipients All (England only) 400 1,000 2,300 3,700
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The minimum performance standards set for each Work programme provider including A4e can be accessed via the contracts finder:"http://www.contractsfinder.businesslink.gov.uk/Common/View%20Notice.aspx?site=1000&lang=en¬iceid=192354&fs=true"JCPSC and MWA contracts do not have performance targets set; these programmes are paid in relation to starts onto the provision (MWA) and minimum occupancy levels (JCPSC).DWP does not allocate budgets at provider level but instead by the different programmes the Department operates. A4e provide contracted provision across a range of these programmes.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
102157; 543 c246-8W
Session
2010-12
Subjects
Finance A4E
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk