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, how many two week periods of daily one to one work search conversations with work coaches a claimant will be required to submit as part of the Additional Jobcentre Support pilot.

The Pilot started 9 days ago. Claimants could potentially participate in the Additional Jobcentre Support Pilot twice, once at 13 weeks and then again at 26 weeks if they remain in the Intensive Work Search Regime and are still eligible for the intensive support. We will review this approach as the pilot progresses.