Asked by: Angela Eagle (Labour - Wallasey)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to page 88 of his Department's Annual Report and Account 2022-23, what progress his Department has made on geographical case studies to understand local delivery challenges of the Restart programme.
Answered by Jo Churchill - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
The evaluation of the Restart Scheme, including research using geographical case studies, is being used to inform delivery of the Restart programme.
May. 09 2024
Source Page: The Evaluation of the Restart SchemeFound: The Evaluation of the Restart Scheme
Written Evidence Apr. 26 2024
Inquiry: Disability employmentFound: 1.The Work and Health Programme (WHP) is the current national programme for supporting individuals
Apr. 23 2024
Source Page: I. Universal Credit guidance April 2024 [update of previous guidance, deposited Oct 2023, DEP2023-0791]. 204 docs. II. Letter dated 15/04/2023 from Jo Churchill MP to to the Deposited Papers Clerk regarding documents for deposit in the House libraries. Incl. file list at Annex 1. 9p.Found: The Restart Scheme is a mandatory programme aimed at supporting claimants in the Intensive Work
Apr. 23 2024
Source Page: I. Universal Credit guidance April 2024 [update of previous guidance, deposited Oct 2023, DEP2023-0791]. 204 docs. II. Letter dated 15/04/2023 from Jo Churchill MP to to the Deposited Papers Clerk regarding documents for deposit in the House libraries. Incl. file list at Annex 1. 9p.Found: goal • whether it is reasonable to expect the c laimant to meet the requirements of a mandatory programme
May. 09 2024
Source Page: The Evaluation of the Restart SchemeFound: The Evaluation of the Restart Scheme
Apr. 23 2024
Source Page: I. Universal Credit guidance April 2024 [update of previous guidance, deposited Oct 2023, DEP2023-0791]. 204 docs. II. Letter dated 15/04/2023 from Jo Churchill MP to to the Deposited Papers Clerk regarding documents for deposit in the House libraries. Incl. file list at Annex 1. 9p.Found: Restart Restart claimants who move into Light Touch or Working Enough regimes can continue to receive
Asked by: Vicky Foxcroft (Labour - Lewisham, Deptford)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what national specialist employment support his Department plans to provide for disabled people, in the context of the planned ending of funding for the Work and Health Programme.
Answered by Mims Davies - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
The government’s £2.5 billion Back to Work Plan will support over a million people to break down barriers to finding and staying in work through the use of NHS Talking Therapies, Individual Placement and Support, Restart and Universal Support which aims to support up to 100,000 disabled people, people with health conditions and people with additional barriers to employment per year, once fully rolled out, helping them to find, enter, and remain in work.
Any further announcements regarding the Work and Health Programme will be made in due course.
Apr. 29 2024
Source Page: I. Universal Credit Programme Board Papers from November and December 2021 and January, February, March and April 2022 [redacted] (58 docs). II. Letter dated 15/04/2024 from Jo Churchill MP to the Deposited Papers Clerk regarding documents for deposit in the House libraries. 3p.Found: Universal Credit Programme Board Papers from November and December 2021 and January, February, March
Written Evidence Apr. 25 2024
Inquiry: Devolution of employment supportFound: On our DWP Restart provision in Worthing, we have secured ESFA Community Learning Grant funding with