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Written question asked by Baroness Lister of Burtersett (Labour) on Monday, 18 May 2026, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 2 June 2026. It was answered by Baroness Sherlock (Labour) on Thursday, 4 June 2026 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.

Pathways to Work: Employment and Support Allowance

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Sherlock on 12 April 2025 (HL6439), what further programme of analysis have been undertaken of a time-limited contribution-based unemployment insurance; and what estimate they have made of the number of people who would no longer be entitled to this benefit if it is time-limited for (1) six months, and (2) 12 months.

Answer

Information on the impacts of the Unemployment Insurance will be published in due course. Some information was published alongside the Spring Statement. These publications can be found in ‘‘Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper’(opens in a new tab).

A further programme of analysis to support development of the proposals in the Green Paper will be developed and undertaken in the coming months.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL211
Session
2026-27
Related items
Subjects
Insurance Reform Unemployment Employment and support allowance Pathways to work
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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