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Written Question
Employment Schemes: Chronic Illnesses and Disability
Wednesday 22nd November 2023

Asked by: Baroness Royall of Blaisdon (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask His Majesty's Government how many employment advisors there are in health settings in England.

Answered by Viscount Younger of Leckie - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)

There are 1,500 employment advisors as of the end of October 2023 in England.

Activity

FTE

(UCJC) Armed Forces Champion Lead.

10

(UCJC) Armed Forces Champion.

30

(UCJC) DWP Group Partnerships Mgmt.

30

(UCJC) DWP National Emp/Pship Teams.

70

(UCJC) DWP Partnerships LM/Skills Prov.

200

(UCJC) DWP Partnerships Relationship Mgmt.

180

(UCJC) Emp/Pship Admin Support.

40

(UCJC) Employer Engagement.

750

(UCJC) FJ Verification Svs.

10

(UCJC) SWAP Employer Partnership.

190

JC Employer and Partnerships - TOTAL

1,500

Source: Derived from the department’s Activity Based Model (ABM).

  • Employment Advisers (EAs) are based in Jobcentres and not in health settings. Their role includes finding employment opportunities for Work Coaches to discuss with claimants, setting up job fairs and liaising with employers. Data is drawn at the end of each month. Data is correct as of the end of October 2023 and has been rounded to the nearest 10.
  • For the purposes of answering this question the JC Employer and Partnerships product group has been used which contains the activity lines as shown in the table above.
  • Only those in England have been included.
  • Figures were derived from the department’s Activity Based Model (ABM), which provides Full Time Equivalent (FTE) figures based on point in time estimate by Line Managers. They cover only FTE of staff with paid employment. No overtime FTE is included.
  • The number of Employment Advisers is unpublished management information, collected and intended for internal department use and has not been quality assured to National Statistics or Official Statistics standard. As the department holds the information, we have released it.

Written Question
Employment Schemes: Chronic Illnesses and Disability
Wednesday 22nd November 2023

Asked by: Baroness Royall of Blaisdon (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask His Majesty's Government how many people have used the Universal Support programme in 2023 in England and Wales.

Answered by Viscount Younger of Leckie - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)

Universal Support is a new, voluntary employment programme for inactive disabled people and those with health conditions who have additional barriers to employment. The main programme expected to launch in Autumn 2024, will offer individuals up to 12 months of ‘place and train’ support by a dedicated keyworker, helping them find a suitable role and catering to their needs.

Universal Support is in the early stages of development, and we will publish further information in due course.

Written Question
Universal Credit
Wednesday 22nd November 2023

Asked by: Baroness Royall of Blaisdon (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of Universal Credit claimants met with a dedicated work coach in 2023 under the In-Work Progression Offer.

Answered by Viscount Younger of Leckie - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)

The Government is committed to supporting individuals who are in low paid work to progress, helping them increase their earnings and move into better paid quality jobs. Universal Credit seeks to ensure that claimants are better off working more hours and earning more money, helping them ultimately to become financially independent.

Universal Credit claimants who earn below the Administrative Earnings Threshold (AET) of £677 for an individual and £1083 for a couple are placed within the Universal Credit Intensive Work Search (IWS) labour market regime. This means they receive mandatory support from a work coach and must look for and take up more or better-paid work, as well as attend regular meetings with their work coach.

Currently information regarding the proportion of Universal Credit claimants that met with a dedicated work coach in 2023 is not available, as data on work coach appointments is not currently recorded in a way that would allow this to be measured.

Written Question
Social Security Benefits: Fraud
Tuesday 21st November 2023

Asked by: Baroness Royall of Blaisdon (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask His Majesty's Government how many staff were employed in (1) 2021, (2) 2022, and (3) 2023, in roles which target fraud, error and debt across the benefit system.

Answered by Viscount Younger of Leckie - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)

Everyone in DWP has a role to play in stopping fraud and error.

In recent Spending Rounds we secured additional funding enabling us to enhance our counter-fraud and error capabilities including a new Targeted Case Review (TCR) team to review millions of Universal Credit claims, as well as recruitment into our Counter Fraud & Compliance Directorate (CFCD).

We are continuing to create a culture where stopping fraud and error and minimising debt is a shared goal of everyone in DWP and those who deliver services for us. All staff will understand the part they play within DWP, and they will have the knowledge, skills and tools they need to deliver.

Oct-21

Oct-22

Oct-23

CFCD/TCR staffing

7,410

9,240

10,260

Source: Derived from the Department’s Activity Based Model (ABM).

Notes:

  • Data is drawn at the end of each month. Data is correct as of the end of October in 2021, 2022 and 2023 and has been rounded to the nearest 10.
  • Figures were derived from the Department’s Activity Based Model (ABM), which provides Full Time Equivalent (FTE) figures based on point in time estimate by Line Managers. They cover only FTE of staff with paid employment. No overtime FTE is included.
  • The number of Fraud, Error and Debt staff is unpublished management information, collected and intended for internal department use and has not been quality assured to National Statistics or Official Statistics standard.

Written Question
Jobseeker's Allowance
Monday 1st December 2014

Asked by: Baroness Royall of Blaisdon (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people over the age of 30 have applied for Jobseeker's Allowance in (1) the United Kingdom, (2) the South West of England, and (3) Bristol.

Answered by Lord Freud

The information requested is publically available: http://www.nomisweb.co.uk/

Information on current Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) claimants aged 30 or over and the number of new claims from this age group over the last 12 months, published by the Office for National Statistics, is shown in the table below. New claims do not cover all those who apply for JSA as a minority withdraw or have their claim disallowed.

Number of JSA claimants aged 30 or over

Number of new JSA claims from people aged 30 or over

October 2014

Year to October 2014

UK

545,535

1,325,190

South West

26,310

87,620

Bristol

4,100

10,585

Written Question
Work Programme: Bristol
Thursday 6th November 2014

Asked by: Baroness Royall of Blaisdon (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people in Bristol have enrolled in their Work Programme; and how many of those, after six months, were not in employment, education or training.

Answered by Lord Freud

The number of people in Bristol City Local Authority who have been referred to the Work Programme up to and including June 2014 is 13,060.

This information is published and can be found at:

http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/WorkProg/tabtool.html

Guidance for users is available at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-tabulation-tool-guidance

Information on those not in employment, education or training after six months on the Work Programme, is not available.