Refugees: Employment and Training
(asked on 9th December 2024) - View Source
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what tailored support she plans to provide to refugees to access (a) training and (b) employment after the closure of the Refugee Employment Programme in June 2025.
Answered by
Seema Malhotra
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Education) (Equalities)
The Refugee Employability Programme (REP) was designed as a time-bound programme. It will come to a natural end in June 2025 in line with the contract delivery timelines.
All refugees will continue to have access to mainstream services to support their transition into work, including employment support from DWP work coaches.
Newly granted refugees are also able to access support through Migrant Help, which includes advice on how to access the labour market.