Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate she has made of the number of (a) jobs created by, (b) placements started under and (c) applications made to the Kickstart scheme.

From the launch of the Department for Work and Pensions’ Kickstart Scheme until 04/02/21, there have been:

a. Over 120,000 jobs approved;

b. Over 2,000 jobs started;

c. Over 8,000 applications made. An employer or organisation can make multiple applications to the scheme.