Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his oral contribution of 8 July 2020, Official Report column 976, how he plans to allocate that additional £1.2 billion to the Department for Work and Pensions.
DWP has been provided with £1.2bn this financial year to significantly expand and enhance work search support across Great Britain. This includes: £895m to double the number of work coaches; £150m additional investment into the Flexible Support Fund to provide direct support at a local level; £95m to expand the scope of the Work and Health Programme; and £40m over two years to fund private sector capacity to introduce a job finding support service.