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Written Question
Restart Programme
Tuesday 30th April 2024

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.


Departmental Publication (Statistics)
Department for Work and Pensions

May. 09 2024

Source Page: The Evaluation of the Restart Scheme
Document: The Evaluation of the Restart Scheme (webpage)

Found: The Evaluation of the Restart Scheme


Select Committee
Employment Related Services Association
DYE0040 - Disability employment

Written Evidence Apr. 26 2024

Inquiry: Disability employment
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Work and Pensions Committee (Department: Department for Work and Pensions)

Found: 1.The Work and Health Programme (WHP) is the current national programme for supporting individuals


Deposited Papers

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.
Document: 145._Restart_Scheme_Guidance_V5.0.pdf (PDF)

Found: The Restart Scheme is a mandatory programme aimed at supporting claimants in the Intensive Work


Deposited Papers

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.
Document: 146Restart_Scheme_claimants_with_a_health_condition_or_disability.pdf (PDF)

Found: goal • whether it is reasonable to expect the c laimant to meet the requirements of a mandatory programme


Departmental Publication (Statistics)
Department for Work and Pensions

May. 09 2024

Source Page: The Evaluation of the Restart Scheme
Document: (PDF)

Found: The Evaluation of the Restart Scheme


Deposited Papers

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.
Document: 084._In_Work_Progression_V6.0.pdf (PDF)

Found: Restart Restart claimants who move into Light Touch or Working Enough regimes can continue to receive


Written Question
Employment Schemes: Disability
Wednesday 8th May 2024

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.


Deposited Papers
Department for Work and Pensions

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.
Document: I-UCPB_15.03.22-Paper_4-Development_Phase_11_Midphase_Review_Summary.pdf (PDF)

Found: Universal Credit Programme Board Papers from November and December 2021 and January, February, March


Select Committee
Whitehead-Ross Education
DES0005 - Devolution of employment support

Written Evidence Apr. 25 2024

Inquiry: Devolution of employment support
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Work and Pensions Committee (Department: Department for Work and Pensions)

Found: On our DWP Restart provision in Worthing, we have secured ESFA Community Learning Grant funding with