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Sector-based Work Academy Programme

Answer

The data available shows cumulative starts to the programme for the current financial year. Data collection began in June 2020, with staff retrospectively reporting starts from April to June 2020 to provide a full picture of the financial year.

Data up to 6^th December 2020 shows that there have been a total of 44,130 starts to a Sector-based work academy programme (SWAP). The breakdown of these starts by nation and region is displayed in the following tables:

Table 1: SWAP starts by nation

	Total
England	39,670
Scotland	4,370
Total	44,130

Table 2: SWAP starts by region

	Total
West Midlands	3,210
Central, East & North Scotland	3,320
South & West Scotland	1,050
London & Essex	8,530
North & East Midlands	5,470
North Central	4,880
North East	3,940
North West	3,500
South East	5,730
South West	4,510
Total	44,130

Note: Figures are rounded to the nearest 10. Components may not sum due to rounding.

We do not hold data on Sector-based work academy programme starts by month, or by sector.

These figures reflect the number of starts by claimants in receipt of Universal Credit (UC), Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA), Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) or Income Support (IS).

Official Statistics for the period August 2011 (scheme launch) to November 2017 were published in July 2018. These show there were 330,090 starts to sector-based work academy training. This data covers legacy benefit claimants only.

Data for claimants using the current Universal Credit Full Service is not available for this time period.

Further statistics can be found at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/employment-schemes-work-experience-sector-based-work-academy-and-skills-conditionality-starts-to-november-2017

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

130088

Session

2019-21

Subjects

Sector-based work academy programme

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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