Oral question asked in the House of Commons, by Sandra Osborne (Labour). It was answered by Steve Webb (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 8 December 2014 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.
Long-term Unemployment (Older People)
- Question
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What steps he plans to take to support older people experiencing long-term unemployment.
- Answer
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We have taken a range of steps. Most recently, in last week’s autumn statement, we announced a new pilot that will test how we support older claimants to help them return to work. It will benefit 3,000 older claimants whose age is a barrier to their finding work.
Secondary information
- Type
- Oral question
- Reference
- 906489
- 589 c636
- Session
- 2014-15
- Oral question type
- Lead
- Chamber / Committee
- House of Commons chamber
- Subjects
- Older people Long term unemployed people Unemployment
- Link
- View this Oral question on www.publications.parliament.uk
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