Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to his Written Statement of 27 February 2023 on Additional Jobcentre Support – Pilot rollout, HCWS582, if he will publish the evidential basis for daily one to one work search conversations with work coaches increasing a claimant’s employability.

The Department has previously published evidence on the impact of Work Coach Support on Claimant outcomes including JSA Weekly Signing (2015) and the Intensive Activity Programme (2015) JSA Weekly Signing (2015): Jobseeker’s Allowance signing trials (publishing.service.gov.uk) Intensive Activity Programme (2015): Intensive Activity Programme trial evaluation: evidence synthesis (publishing.service.gov.uk).