Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many sector-based Work Academy Programme starters there were in financial year 2020-21 in each region and nation; and how many of those have started a new job as a result.
Data for the financial year 2020 – 21 shows that there were a total of 64,500 starts to a Sector-based Work Academy Programme (SWAP). The breakdown of these starts by nation and region is displayed in the following tables:
Table 1: SWAP starts by nation
Nation | Starts |
England | 58,320 |
Scotland | 6,120 |
Unknown | 60 |
Total | 64,500 |
Table 2: SWAP starts by region
Region | Starts |
West Midlands | 5,000 |
Central, East & North Scotland | 4,340 |
South & West Scotland | 1,780 |
London & Essex | 12,950 |
North & East Midlands | 7,800 |
North Central | 6,960 |
North East | 5,550 |
North West | 5,340 |
South East | 8,200 |
South West | 6,510 |
Unknown | 60 |
Total | 64,500 |
Note on above: Figures are rounded to the nearest 10; components may not sum due to rounding. These figures reflect the number of starts by claimants in receipt of Universal Credit (UC), Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA), Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) or Income Support (IS). We do not hold data on the number of participants who have started a job as a result of starting a SWAP.