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1436969
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-03-01more like thismore than 2022-03-01
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions remove filter
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Social Security Benefits: Fraud more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to tackle fraudsters who seek to exploit the benefits system. more like this
tabling member constituency Woking more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Jonathan Lord remove filter
uin 132247 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-03-09more like thismore than 2022-03-09
answer text <p>The Department takes benefit fraud very seriously and is taking a wide range of steps to tackle fraud, as well as seeking to actively prevent it.</p><p>In addition to having dedicated teams to investigate cases of suspected fraud, we continue to invest in innovative measures to combat fraud, focussing wherever possible on preventing it entering the benefit system in the first place.</p><p>To this end, the Department successfully secured additional funding of £613m last year, recognising and supporting the steps we have already made in tackling Fraud and Error, enabling us to make a significant impact towards reducing levels of fraud and error in DWP, more effective collection of debt and providing effective counter fraud operations on a larger scale.</p><p>In particular, it will support the development of several new initiatives to:</p><ul><li>Drive down the level of fraud and error in Universal Credit (UC) through a targeted review of UC claims. This allows us to systematically review stock UC cases to immediately uncover fraud and error and remove it from the system.</li><li>Target hard to collect debt through the formation of a new Debt Enforcement Function.</li><li>Continue our recruitment into the Counter Fraud and Compliance Directorate (CFCD) up to 9,500 FTE so that we can continue to respond quickly and effectively to threats.</li></ul><p> </p><p>Where fraud does enter the benefit system, we take action to recover the money and apply appropriate penalties, including prosecution.</p>
answering member constituency Macclesfield more like this
answering member printed David Rutley more like this
question first answered
remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2022-03-09T11:56:27.98Z
answering member
4033
label Biography information for David Rutley more like this
tabling member
4090
label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord more like this
1436971
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-03-01more like thismore than 2022-03-01
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions remove filter
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Employment more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to help people who lost their jobs during the covid-19 pandemic back into work. more like this
tabling member constituency Woking more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Jonathan Lord remove filter
uin 132248 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-03-08more like thismore than 2022-03-08
answer text <p>The Department for Work and Pensions is committed to supporting everyone who has been affected by the unprecedented impact of COVID-19. We want everyone who can work to find a job, progress in work, and thrive in the labour market.</p><p> </p><p>Throughout the pandemic the UK Government has provided over £400 billion to support the economy, including funding for the Plan for Jobs. The Kickstart scheme has provided over 130,000 young people with Kickstart jobs, with many of these securing permanent employment. Alongside this, the Restart Scheme offers a fresh start to those who have been unemployed for over 9 months. The scheme breaks down employment barriers that could potentially prevent jobseekers from finding work.</p><p> </p><p>In January, we launched Way to Work, a national campaign to help half a million job ready claimants on Universal Credit into work by the end of June 2022. We are changing our approach with claimants to an A, B, C approach (Any Job, Better Job, Career) in recognition that the longer a claimant is out of work the harder it can be to find a job. We are building on the success of Kickstart to work more closely with employers to bring them into our jobcentres. We will work with employers to move claimants into work quicker, through recruitment days, job fairs and work trials.</p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Mid Sussex more like this
answering member printed Mims Davies more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-03-08T14:50:53.697Zmore like thismore than 2022-03-08T14:50:53.697Z
answering member
4513
label Biography information for Mims Davies more like this
tabling member
4090
label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord more like this
1352227
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2021-09-03more like thismore than 2021-09-03
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions remove filter
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Employment Schemes more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate she has made of the number of people who have found employment through the Plan for Jobs skills and employment programmes. more like this
tabling member constituency Woking more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Jonathan Lord remove filter
uin 41862 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2021-09-13more like thisremove minimum value filter
answer text <p>The Department for Work and Pensions will be monitoring and evaluating the Plan for Jobs programmes throughout their implementation.</p><p> </p><p>Since April 2020, almost 1.6m people have moved from unemployment to employment from the Universal Credit Intensive Work Search group as shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><p>Movements into employment are available for out-of-work Universal Credit claimants in the Intensive Work Search (Searching for Work) group.</p><p> </p><p>Universal Credit Into Work Rate, May 2018 to May 2021</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Into Work Rate (Percentages)</p></td><td><p>Into Work Volume (‘000s)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-18</p></td><td><p>9.6</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun-18</p></td><td><p>9.3</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul-18</p></td><td><p>9.1</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-18</p></td><td><p>9.8</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep-18</p></td><td><p>10.6</p></td><td><p>32</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct-18</p></td><td><p>11.1</p></td><td><p>36</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov-18</p></td><td><p>11.5</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec-18</p></td><td><p>7.4</p></td><td><p>29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-19</p></td><td><p>9.4</p></td><td><p>41</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-19</p></td><td><p>9.0</p></td><td><p>45</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-19</p></td><td><p>10.5</p></td><td><p>55</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-19</p></td><td><p>9.8</p></td><td><p>53</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-19</p></td><td><p>10.0</p></td><td><p>55</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun-19</p></td><td><p>8.9</p></td><td><p>52</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul-19</p></td><td><p>9.3</p></td><td><p>54</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-19</p></td><td><p>9.6</p></td><td><p>57</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep-19</p></td><td><p>10.4</p></td><td><p>65</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct-19</p></td><td><p>10.4</p></td><td><p>64</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov-19</p></td><td><p>10.0</p></td><td><p>64</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec-19</p></td><td><p>7.4</p></td><td><p>46</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-20</p></td><td><p>8.1</p></td><td><p>53</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-20</p></td><td><p>8.5</p></td><td><p>60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-20</p></td><td><p>8.1</p></td><td><p>58</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-20</p></td><td><p>6.3</p></td><td><p>62</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-20</p></td><td><p>6.3</p></td><td><p>84</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun-20</p></td><td><p>6.7</p></td><td><p>96</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul-20</p></td><td><p>7.7</p></td><td><p>115</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-20</p></td><td><p>7.5</p></td><td><p>112</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep-20</p></td><td><p>9.0</p></td><td><p>136</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct-20</p></td><td><p>9.0</p></td><td><p>134</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov-20</p></td><td><p>8.1</p></td><td><p>121</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec-20</p></td><td><p>6.0</p></td><td><p>88</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-21</p></td><td><p>6.0</p></td><td><p>91</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-21</p></td><td><p>6.3</p></td><td><p>97</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-21</p></td><td><p>8.4</p></td><td><p>130</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-21</p></td><td><p>9.9</p></td><td><p>148</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-21</p></td><td><p>10.3</p></td><td><p>148</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Note: The base population for the Into Work measure is UC claimants in the Intensive Work Search (Searching for Work) conditionality group who are not in work or who have a valid fit note in the relevant month. The Into Work rate is the proportion of these claimants who move into work the following month. These rates are calculated from DWP Management Information and are subject to revision. Figures shown here are from data as of August 2021. The Into Work volumes do not align to caseloads in the DWP Universal Credit Official Statistics due to differences in definitions and population filters. Claimants included in the Into Work rate may or may not remain in the Intensive Work Search group or on Universal Credit depending on their level of earnings and other circumstances. Claimants are identified as being in work if they have earnings in HMRC's Real Time Information data, or if they are required to report self-employed earnings. Claimants can be part of the Into Work rate in more than one month if they move in and out of periods of work.</p><p> </p><p>For the latest available information on starts on Kickstart jobs, I refer the honourable member to the answer given for PQ36791 (<a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-07-20/36791" target="_blank">https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-07-20/36791</a>).</p><p> </p><p>Employment outcomes are available for Job Entry Targeted Support (JETS) in England and Wales and JETS Scotland, and provided in the table below. It should be noted that JETS provides support for up to six months and many people who have started on the scheme will not yet have had time to achieve an employment outcome.</p><p> </p><p>JETS Starts and Employment Outcomes</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Programme Starts (To End June 2021)</p></td><td><p>Employment Outcomes (To End June 2021)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>JETS England and Wales (launched 5 October 2020)</p></td><td><p>132,885</p></td><td><p>24,535</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>JETS Scotland (launched 25 January 2021)</p></td><td><p>5,995</p></td><td><p>655</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Note: JETS data are taken from the Provider Referrals and Payments (PRaP) system. An employment outcome is defined as when an individual achieves £1,000 cumulative earnings within eight months of starting on the programme as identified via HMRC earnings information.</p><p> </p><p>The number of people who have started on Job Finding Support (JFS) and Sector Based Work Academies (SWAPs) provision is provided in the tables below. Employment outcomes for these programmes is not currently available.</p><p> </p><p>SWAPs Starts</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>1 April 2020 - 31 March 2021</p></td><td><p>64,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 April 2021 - 29 August 2021</p></td><td><p>30,070</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total since April 2020</p></td><td><p>94,570</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes: A SWAP start is defined as the first day of the placement, which is usually the first day of pre-employment training. A start is only recorded where a claimant attended their placement. SWAPs starts data are collected by Jobcentre staff and reflect the number of SWAP starts by claimants in receipt of Universal Credit (UC), Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA), Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) or Income Support (IS).</p><p> </p><p>JFS Starts</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Month</p></td><td><p>Starts to JFS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-21</p></td><td><p>1,440</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-21</p></td><td><p>3,465</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-21</p></td><td><p>4,530</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-21</p></td><td><p>2,585</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-21</p></td><td><p>4,490</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun-21</p></td><td><p>4,940</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul-21</p></td><td><p>5,740</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-21</p></td><td><p>4,265</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>31,455</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes: JFS Starts are taken from the Provider Referrals and Payments (PRaP) system. Starts occur where an initial meeting has taken place and participant has acknowledged receipt of appropriate documents such as the Job Finding Action Plan (JFAP).</p><p> </p><p>Through our Youth Offer we currently have over 115 Youth Hubs physically open to support young people across Great Britain get into work and the ambition is to have 150 open by the end of the year.</p>
answering member constituency Mid Sussex more like this
answering member printed Mims Davies more like this
question first answered
less than 2021-09-13T12:49:15.077Zmore like thismore than 2021-09-13T12:49:15.077Z
answering member
4513
label Biography information for Mims Davies more like this
tabling member
4090
label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord more like this