Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 9 July 2026 to Question UIN 15107, if he will publish, for 2026–27, a) the amount of funding allocated to each individual employment support programme and b) the amount spent so far, contributing to the categories of (i) employment and health support, (ii) support for long-term unemployed people, (iii) Youth Guarantee, (iv) inactivity, (v) additional programmes helping sick and disabled people move into work and (vi) Jobcentre Plus support.

The government is increasing funding for employment support to over £3.5 billion by 2028-29, helping people to access the skills they need to progress, tackling inactivity and ensuring more people are in better jobs.

£3.5 billion employment support budget by 2028-29 is intended to fund:

1. Pathways to Work employment and health support for disabled and health-impaired claimants.
2. Support for long-term unemployed people.
3. The Connect to Work programme.
4. Youth Guarantee Trailblazers.
5. Inactivity Trailblazers.
6. Additional programmes helping sick and disabled people move into work.

We are currently unable to provide funding allocations by individual employment programme because these are still being refined and may change during the year. They may therefore not reflect the final operational budgets.

Some expenditure is paid in arrears, meaning that figures provided at this stage could be misleading when viewed in isolation. Actual expenditure for significant employment support programmes will be published in the Department’s next Annual Report and Accounts.