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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

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

Departmental Publication (Statistics)
Department for Work and Pensions

Dec. 07 2023

Source Page: Restart Scheme statistics to October 2023
Document: Restart Scheme statistics to October 2023 (webpage)

Found: Restart Scheme statistics to October 2023

Departmental Publication (Statistics)
Department for Work and Pensions

Dec. 07 2023

Source Page: Restart Scheme statistics to October 2023
Document: (Excel)

Found: Restart Scheme statistics to October 2023

Written Question
Restart Scheme
Monday 15th April 2024

Asked by: Alison McGovern (Labour - Wirral South)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department plans to spend on the Restart Scheme in the next three financial years; and if he will make an estimate of the number of people who will be supported through that scheme in the same period.

Answered by Jo Churchill - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

Referrals to the current Restart Scheme will be made up to June 2024, offering participants up to a year of support. As of the end of February 2024, around 150,000 people were receiving support and the majority will continue participating into 2024/25; in addition, around a further 50,000 are expected to start before June 2024. Spend over the next three financial years relating to supporting these people is expected to be around £400m, with the scheme operating on Payment by Result contracts.

In the Autumn Statement 2023, funding was approved to extend the Restart Scheme, taking referrals between July 2024 and June 2026. It is estimated that the extension will support around a further 500,000 people from two years of referrals. Funding of around £1bn has been agreed for the extension, with some of this expenditure expected to fall beyond the 2026/27 financial year due to the fact the scheme operates Payment by Results.

Please note

  • The number of people starting on the current Restart Scheme and associated costs are estimates for planning purposes, underpinned by assumptions about future unemployment forecasts, which could change, and do not meet the standards required to be included in the Official Statistics. Therefore, these values need to be treated as guide figures rather than actual figures.
  • Payment by Results means that fees are paid to providers based on the number of people reaching sustained employment. This takes time to achieve, following a support period of up to 12 months. For example, this means that people starting in 24/25 financial year will contribute to the estimated costs in the 25/26 and 26/27 financial years.
Written Question
Restart Scheme
Friday 15th March 2024

Asked by: Alison McGovern (Labour - Wirral South)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department plans to extend the restart scheme beyond 2025.

Answered by Jo Churchill - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

As announced in the 2023 Autumn Statement, DWP is looking to extend the Restart Scheme for an extra two years with final referrals being made in June 2026.

Departmental Publication (Statistics)
Department for Work and Pensions

Dec. 07 2023

Source Page: Restart Scheme statistics to October 2023
Document: (ODS)

Found: Restart Scheme statistics to October 2023

Written Question
Restart Scheme
Wednesday 20th December 2023

Asked by: Alison McGovern (Labour - Wirral South)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 15 November 2023 to Question 208 on Restart Scheme, for what reason the Customer Satisfaction Measure results of the Restart Scheme are not published.

Answered by Jo Churchill - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

DWP publish Key Performance Indicators for the Restart Scheme, which includes the overall Customer Satisfaction Measure rate. The full results are used internally to improve delivery.

Written Question
Restart Scheme
Tuesday 19th March 2024

Asked by: Alison McGovern (Labour - Wirral South)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 20 December 2023 to Question 7037 on Restart Scheme, if the Department will publish the results of the first Customer Satisfaction Measure survey.

Answered by Jo Churchill - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

There is no current plan to publish the full results of the first Customer Satisfaction Measure survey. DWP already publish the overall Customer Satisfaction Measure rate. The full results are used internally to improve delivery.

Written Question
Restart Scheme
Thursday 23rd November 2023

Asked by: Alison McGovern (Labour - Wirral South)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he plans to publish the next experimental statistics for the Restart Scheme.

Answered by Jo Churchill - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

The department plans to publish the next experimental statistics for the Restart Scheme in December 2023.