Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what charities, community projects and businesses benefit from community work placements.

Community Work Placements are part of Help to Work. They help long-term unemployed people gain work experience which increases their confidence, helps them to gain vital skills and crucially, improves their chances of getting a job.

DWP contracts with prime providers. The prime providers source the community work placements. All placements must be of benefit to the community and must not be used to replace existing roles or fill vacancies for paid employment.