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To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people his Department employed directly from the Work Programme in (a) 2011, (b) 2012 and (c) 2013 to date.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people his Department employed directly from the Work Programme in (a) 2011, (b) 2012 and (c) 2013 to date.
The Department has not directly employed any civil servants from the Work programme in 2011, 2012, or to date in 2013.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many people his Department employed directly from the Work programme in (a) 2011, (b) 2012 and (c) 2013 to date.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many people his Department employed directly from the Work programme in (a) 2011, (b) 2012 and (c) 2013 to date.
The Department and its agencies employed the following number from the Work programme:
| Number | |
| 2011 | 0 |
| 2012 | 6 |
| 2013 | <5 |
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how it is possible to transfer between Work Choice and the Work programme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how it is possible to transfer between Work Choice and the Work programme.
Work Choice participants are not eligible for the Work programme on either a mandatory or voluntary basis.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people his Department employed directly from the Work programme in (a) 2011, (b) 2012 and (c) 2013 to date.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people his Department employed directly from the Work programme in (a) 2011, (b) 2012 and (c) 2013 to date.
The Department follows civil service recruitment policy, recruiting individuals into equivalent grades. Although the Department keeps information on all recruits, statistics on the numbers of people recruited directly from the Work programme are not collected.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment he has made of the proportion of people on the Work Programme who possess the basic computer literacy skills necessary to use Jobmatch; what support is available for those on the Work Programme who are required to use...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment he has made of the proportion of people on the Work Programme who possess the basic computer literacy skills necessary to use Jobmatch; what support is available for those on the Work Programme who are required to use...
The Department does not assess the computer literacy skills of people referred to the Work Programme. The Work Programme offers tailored support to all participants and providers look at individuals' specific skill needs when helping them gain employment.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many people his Department employed directly from the Work programme in (a) 2011, (b) 2012 and (c) 2013 to date.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many people his Department employed directly from the Work programme in (a) 2011, (b) 2012 and (c) 2013 to date.
Since 1 April 2011, the Cabinet Office has provided 29 work experience placements under the Work programme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) how many Work programme participants who are in the jobseeker's allowance early access claimant group because they are homeless have (a) been sanctioned while participating in the Work programme and (b) secured a job outcome;
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) how many Work programme participants who are in the jobseeker's allowance early access claimant group because they are homeless have (a) been sanctioned while participating in the Work programme and (b) secured a job outcome;
Information on Work programme participants who are in the jobseeker's allowance early access payment group because they are homeless, is not currently available, and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Information on the number of Work programme referrals and attachments, by payment group, is available at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dwp-statistics-tabulation-tool
(2) how many Work programme participants are in the jobseeker's allowance early access claimant group; and how many such participants are in the group because they are homeless.
Stephen Timms:
(2) how many Work programme participants are in the jobseeker's allowance early access claimant group; and how many such participants are in the group because they are homeless.
Stephen Timms:
Information on Work programme participants who are in the jobseeker's allowance early access payment group because they are homeless, is not currently available, and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Information on the number of Work programme referrals and attachments, by payment group, is available at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dwp-statistics-tabulation-tool
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will make the new enterprise allowance available to work programme participants.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will make the new enterprise allowance available to work programme participants.
There are currently no plans to extend the new enterprise allowance to participants in the Work programme. A core principle of the Work programme is that providers are free to offer the interventions they feel are right for the individual, at the right time. Providers can, and do, offer self-employment support and it would not be right for us to pay for people to participate in these two programmes at the same time.
Work programme participants who move into self-employment may also apply for a Start-Up loan to support them in setting up their business.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what monthly targets he has set for those leaving prison and rolling onto the Work Programme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what monthly targets he has set for those leaving prison and rolling onto the Work Programme.
Anyone leaving prison and claiming jobseeker's allowance benefits is immediately referred to the Work Programme.
Monthly targets have not been set for those leaving prison and moving onto the Work programme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how the Work programme has performed against its targets for those leaving prison in each month since the programme's inception.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how the Work programme has performed against its targets for those leaving prison in each month since the programme's inception.
Monthly targets have not been set for those leaving prison and moving onto the Work programme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people were successfully placed in jobs by Work Programme contractors in Corby constituency in each of the last three months; and how many people claiming employment and support allowance were referred into the Work Programme in Corby constituency...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people were successfully placed in jobs by Work Programme contractors in Corby constituency in each of the last three months; and how many people claiming employment and support allowance were referred into the Work Programme in Corby constituency...
The information requested on those successfully placed in jobs by Work programme contractors is not available.
However statistics on how many people in Corby have secured job outcomes through the Work programme to date can be found at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dwp-statistics-tabulation-tool
In response to the second part of your question there were 250 Work programme referrals for those in the ESA Payment Group, Corby parliamentary constituency between 1 June 2011 and 30 June 2013.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) with reference to the answer from Neil Couling of 20 November 2013 to question 559 to the Work and Pensions Select Committee, HC 479-vi, how many people have completed the Work Programme in each month since June 2013 in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) with reference to the answer from Neil Couling of 20 November 2013 to question 559 to the Work and Pensions Select Committee, HC 479-vi, how many people have completed the Work Programme in each month since June 2013 in...
The information requested on the number of people who have completed the Work programme since June 2013 will be derived from the Management Information shared by Neil Couling with the Work and Pensions Select Committee and will be included in the next quarterly release.
Information for Northern Ireland is the responsibility of the Department for Social Development. Northern Ireland statistics can be found at:
http://www.dsdni.gov.uk/index/stats_and_research.htm
(2) pursuant to the answer from the Work Services Director, Department for Work and Pensions, to question 559 at the Work and Pensions Select Committee evidence session on 20 November 2013, HC 479-vi, how many people have completed their time on the Work Programme in each month since June 2013...
(2) pursuant to the answer from the Work Services Director, Department for Work and Pensions, to question 559 at the Work and Pensions Select Committee evidence session on 20 November 2013, HC 479-vi, how many people have completed their time on the Work Programme in each month since June 2013...
The information requested on the number of people who have completed the Work programme since June 2013 will be derived from the Management Information shared by Neil Couling with the Work and Pensions Select Committee and will be included in the next quarterly release.
Information for Northern Ireland is the responsibility of the Department for Social Development. Northern Ireland statistics can be found at:
http://www.dsdni.gov.uk/index/stats_and_research.htm
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the work programme for people claiming employment and support allowance.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the work programme for people claiming employment and support allowance.
Almost 200,000 ESA claimants have been referred to the programme. Over 6,000 (3%) of them have found lasting work (of at least three months). Industry data shows that around 15% of the ESA jobseekers who have been on the programme for the longest have got a job.
ESA claimants in the Work Related Activity Group are expected to move closer to the workplace, which work related activity helps them to do.
While the Work programme has made some good progress with this group, focusing on giving some of the hardest to help people two years of support, and offering providers higher prices for working with these claimants, we recognise the programme needs to do better. That is why we have asked every single provider to come to us with a clear plan, setting out the steps they are going to take to improve performance for this group.
In addition, the independently chaired Work Programme Building Best Practice Group has been set up to help organisations delivering the Work programme find the best ways to support the harder to help and to share knowledge of what works.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what representations his Department has received from (a) hon. Members and (b) other sources on the interaction of the Work programme and Jobs Growth Wales.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what representations his Department has received from (a) hon. Members and (b) other sources on the interaction of the Work programme and Jobs Growth Wales.
Department for Work and Pension officials hold regular meetings with officials from the Welsh Government to discuss policy.
The Welsh Affairs Committee addressed the issue of the interaction between the Work programme and Welsh Government programmes.
On 21 November 2013, I spoke to Ken Skates, Deputy Minister for Skills and Technology in the Welsh Assembly Government where we discussed the Work programme and Jobs Growth Wales.
Following the publication of the Welsh Affairs Committee report, the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, my right hon. Friend the Member for Chingford and Woodford Green (Mr Duncan Smith) also met the Secretary of State for Wales, my right hon. Friend the Member for Clwyd West (Mr Jones).
We have received parliamentary questions from the hon. Member for Vale of Clwyd (Chris Ruane).
Work programme providers have expressed disappointment that Work programme participants are currently excluded from Welsh Assembly funded opportunities available to other unemployed people in Wales, citing the difference in England where Work programme participants can access complementary support from other agencies. The Department has also been contacted by interested parties in relation to specific instances where claimants have been unable to access support.
We are working with the Welsh Government to see if this situation can be improved.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many voluntary sector organisations are currently in the Work programme supply chain; and what proportion of that supply chain they constitute.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many voluntary sector organisations are currently in the Work programme supply chain; and what proportion of that supply chain they constitute.
Details on the organisations helping to deliver the Work programme through prime providers' supply chains are published periodically. Voluntary and community sector organisations still represent the largest share of the supply chain, with 43%. The latest information, as at 31 March 2013, can be found through the following link. The proportions in the private, voluntary and public sectors can be calculated from this data:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/organisations-that-supply-services-to-the-work-programme-providers
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment he has made of how often Jobcentre Plus advisers refer Work Programme participants to non-contracted local voluntary sector organisations for additional support.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment he has made of how often Jobcentre Plus advisers refer Work Programme participants to non-contracted local voluntary sector organisations for additional support.
We do not make referrals for claimants who are participating in the Work programme. It is the role of Work programme providers to decide whether claimants need any additional support.
My hon. Friend is right. The Work programme is the largest welfare-to-work programme since the 1930s. What he describes in his constituency is
very important; it replaced a patchwork of poorly performing and expensive schemes under the Labour Government. We expect 2.5 million people to be supported over five years....
My hon. Friend is right. The Work programme is the largest welfare-to-work programme since the 1930s. What he describes in his constituency is
very important; it replaced a patchwork of poorly performing and expensive schemes under the Labour Government. We expect 2.5 million people to be supported over five years....
On a recent visit to the Jobcentre Plus that serves my constituency, I was told that the long-term unemployed are now finding jobs and, equally importantly, keeping them. May we therefore have a debate on the success of the Work programme in getting the long-term unemployed—a group abandoned by Labour—into...
On a recent visit to the Jobcentre Plus that serves my constituency, I was told that the long-term unemployed are now finding jobs and, equally importantly, keeping them. May we therefore have a debate on the success of the Work programme in getting the long-term unemployed—a group abandoned by Labour—into...