Written question asked by Lord Field of Birkenhead (Labour) on Friday, 13 April 2018, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 17 April 2018. It was answered by Lord Sharma (Conservative) on Monday, 23 April 2018 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.
Flexible Support Fund
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of enabling travel expenses for claimants of the flexible support fund to be paid up front instead of in arrears.
- Answer
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Work coaches already have discretion to reimburse travel costs for jobseekers (taking into account their particular circumstances), who are asked to attend their jobcentre outside of their minimum attendance requirements.
For travel expenses for job interviews, work coaches have the discretion to pay these in advance where the claimant is unable to fund this prior to interview.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 135708
- Session
- 2017-19
- Subjects
- Allowances Travel Flexible Support Fund
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- 2018-04-23 17:08:55 +0100
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