Asked by: Chris Evans (Labour (Co-op) - Islwyn)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what average length of time was taken by jobseekers between their first appointment at a Jobcentre Plus and entry into employment between 2005 and 2015.
Answered by Priti Patel
The exact information requested is not available. Most people leave Jobseeker’s Allowance very quickly; Of those making a new JSA claim around a third leave within a month, two-thirds within three months and over eighty per cent within six months. A destinations survey in 2011 found that 70% of people leaving JSA did so because they had found work and, of those, three quarters were in employment 7-8 months later.
Asked by: Chris Evans (Labour (Co-op) - Islwyn)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average length of employment gained through Jobcentre Plus was between 2005 and 2015.
Answered by Priti Patel
The exact information requested is not available. Most people leave Jobseeker’s Allowance very quickly; Of those making a new JSA claim around a third leave within a month, two-thirds within three months and over eighty per cent within six months. A destinations survey in 2011 found that 70% of people leaving JSA did so because they had found work and, of those, three quarters were in employment 7-8 months later.
Asked by: Chris Evans (Labour (Co-op) - Islwyn)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of Jobcentre Plus offices have met his Department's targets in the last six months.
Answered by Priti Patel
The Department does not operate a target regime. The effectiveness of all Jobcentres is monitored by a range of measures. The Department regularly publishes information on a number of key areas of performance; these are included in our Transparency Indicators page, Statistical publications, the DWP tabulation tool and the DWP Annual Reports and Accounts. (links below for ease of reference).
DWP-business-plan-transparency-measures
DWP statistical summaries 2015 - Publications - GOV.UK
DWP annual report and accounts 2014 to 2015 - Publications - GOV.UK
Asked by: Chris Evans (Labour (Co-op) - Islwyn)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what targets his Department has set for Jobcentre Plus.
Answered by Priti Patel
The Department does not operate a target regime. The effectiveness of all Jobcentres is monitored by a range of measures. The Department regularly publishes information on a number of key areas of performance; these are included in our Transparency Indicators page, Statistical publications, the DWP tabulation tool and the DWP Annual Reports and Accounts. (links below for ease of reference).
DWP-business-plan-transparency-measures
DWP statistical summaries 2015 - Publications - GOV.UK
DWP annual report and accounts 2014 to 2015 - Publications - GOV.UK
Asked by: Chris Evans (Labour (Co-op) - Islwyn)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effect on people waiting for an employment and support allowance assessment of the transition of supplier from Atos to Maximus in (a) the UK, (b) Wales and (c) Caerphilly County Borough.
Answered by Priti Patel
There was a successful transition from Atos Healthcare to Centre for Health and Disability Assessments (operated by MAXIMUS) right across the country. No changes were made to the Employment and Support Allowance assessment processes, so claimants would not be affected by the change of provider.
Centre for Health and Disability Assessments (CHDA) have introduced several changes to improve the overall customer experience, for example increasing the number of Mental Health Champions and introduced a new service to help claimants complete their ESA50 questionnaire.
Asked by: Chris Evans (Labour (Co-op) - Islwyn)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average appointment length is for jobseekers at a Jobcentre Plus.
Answered by Priti Patel
The information requested is not available.
Asked by: Chris Evans (Labour (Co-op) - Islwyn)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the annual cost of (a) youth unemployment and (b) long-term unemployment to the public purse.
Answered by Priti Patel
The Department has not made an assessment of the overall cost of youth unemployment and long term unemployment to the public purse.
Asked by: Chris Evans (Labour (Co-op) - Islwyn)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the annual budget was for Jobcentre Plus between 2005 and 2015.
Answered by Priti Patel
Jobcentre Plus ceased to be an Executive Agency of the Department for Work and Pensions from October 2011 consequently no budget was allocated from 2012/13. Audited information on the administrative budget and spend by category can be found in the Jobcentre Plus annual report and accounts for the years between 2005/06 and 2010/11, the last years these accounts were lodged.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/jobcentre-plus-annual-report-and-accounts-2005-to-2006
Asked by: Chris Evans (Labour (Co-op) - Islwyn)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of progress in clearing the backlog of employment and support allowance assessments in (a) the UK, (b) Wales and (c) Caerphilly County Borough.
Answered by Priti Patel
The information available for the number of Employment and Support Allowance claimants by phase of claim, by parliamentary constituency, local authority and Great Britain is published and can be found at:
https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/default.asp
Guidance for users is available at:
https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/home/newuser.asp
Information for Northern Ireland is the responsibility of the Department for Social Development in Northern Ireland.
http://www.dsdni.gov.uk/index/stats_and_research.htm
Asked by: Chris Evans (Labour (Co-op) - Islwyn)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the number of outstanding employment and support allowance assessments in (a) the UK, (b) Wales and (c) Caerphilly County Borough.
Answered by Priti Patel
The information available for the number of Employment and Support Allowance claimants by phase of claim, by parliamentary constituency, local authority and Great Britain is published and can be found at:
https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/default.asp
Guidance for users is available at:
https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/home/newuser.asp
Information for Northern Ireland is the responsibility of the Department for Social Development in Northern Ireland.
http://www.dsdni.gov.uk/index/stats_and_research.htm