Work Programme: Older Workers
(asked on 16th June 2014) - View Source
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to improve support for people over 50 provided through the Work Programme.
This question was answered on 19th June 2014
The Work Programme is continuing to offer tailored support to those people over 50 at risk of becoming long-term unemployed and providers are continuing to design support based on their individual need.
Last year, the Government launched the Work Programme ‘Building Best Practice Group', which is considering the best ways of addressing the particular needs of claimants, including older workers. The group will report back to Ministers later in 2014.