Jobcentres: Armed Forces

(asked on 22nd June 2023) - View Source
Questioner
John Healey Portrait
John Healey
(Labour - Wentworth and Dearne)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many full-time equivalent Armed Forces Champions have been posted in job centres in each year since 2015.

Answered by
Mims Davies Portrait
Mims Davies
Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
This question was answered on 27th June 2023

The first operational year there was a specific activity category for Armed Force Champions was 20/21. The table therefore shows Full Time Equivalent (FTE) of Armed Forces Champions posted in Job Centres in each year since 2020.

In 21/22, the department was establishing the AFC network and in May 2021 there were 31 AFCs/AFCLs in post and this number increased throughout the year as colleagues were recruited into these roles.

Since 22/23, the department has committed to deploying 50 AFCs and 11 AFCLs across the 37 Jobcentre Districts. In May 2022, there were 61 AFC/AFCLs in post and in May 2023, there were 57 AFC/AFCLs in post due to recent attrition. Districts are currently in the process of recruiting to fill the vacant posts to ensure we are fulfilling our commitment of 61 dedicated AFCs and AFCL’s across the Jobcentre Network.

Source: DWP’s internal Activity Based Model (ABM)

Armed Forces Champion, including Armed Forces Champion Leads FTE (Colleagues in post)

Armed Forces Champion, including Armed Forces Champion Leads ABM FTE (Resource allocated)

2020

1

0

2021

31

19

2022

61

52

2023

57

48

Notes:

  • Data is correct as of 31st May 2023.
  • Data for Armed Forces Champion staff has been derived from the Department’s Activity Based Model (ABM). It includes both Armed Forces Champions and Armed Forces Champions Leads.
  • The first operational year there was a specific ABM category for Armed Force Champions was 20/21.
  • Data is taken from the end of May of each year.
  • Less than 10 FTE shown as “-“.
  • The number of Armed Forces Champions within Job Centres is unpublished management information, collected and intended for internal department use and has not been quality assured to National Statistics or Official Statistics standard. As the Department holds the information, we have released it.

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