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Written question asked by Baroness Penn (Conservative) on Thursday, 27 March 2025, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 10 April 2025. It was answered by Baroness Sherlock (Labour) on Tuesday, 1 April 2025 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.

Pathways to Work: Employment

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government how many people they expect to move into employment as a result of the £1 billion employment package announced on 18 March.

Answer

The DWP published an impact assessment which explained how employment interventions can have a significant and enduring impacts on peoples’ employment prospects and showed the substantial savings associated with supporting disabled people into work. For every 10,000 additional people in full time work, there would be fiscal savings of around £180m per year, with societal savings around £280m per year, (£80m and £150m respectively if in part-time work.

The Department has extensive evidence on what works, which includes the evaluation of Work Choice, a specialist employment programme for disabled people and those with health conditions, that showed people receiving tailored support were 40% more likely to be in work eight years later. We will be developing more detailed assessments of the potential impacts of the employment measures proposed in the Green Paper as these are developed in detail. The Office for Budget Responsibility has also stated that it intends to assess the labour supply impacts of the Green Paper measures in their Autumn forecast.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL6256
Session
2024-26
Related items
Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working
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Subjects
Employment Pathways to work
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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