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1696244

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Employment Schemes: Young People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many starts by region have been recorded for the youth offer as of 01 March 2024.
	tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
	tabling member printed	Duncan Baker
	uin	18807
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2024 answer text <p>The Youth Offer launched on the 20 September 2020 and provides support for 16–24-year-olds who are on Universal Credit to help them move into employment. It includes three elements:</p><p> </p><ul><li>The Youth Employment Programme, which provides young people dedicated intensive Work Coach support in finding &amp; applying for jobs, with additional assistance available for those who have recently begun their Universal Credit claim.</li><li>Youth Hubs, which bring together in one location DWP services with local support provided by youth experts. This ensures that the needs of young people are matched to services that help them tackle barriers to employment.</li><li>Youth Employability Coaches, who are focused on supporting young people furthest from the labour market overcome complex challenges so that they can move into work.</li></ul><p><em> </em></p><p>As of 01 March 2024, there have been 1,123,000 starts on the Youth Offer.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Starts by strand nationally:</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Starts between dates</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Youth Employment Programme</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Youth Hub</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Youth Employability Coach</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Youth Offer</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>21/09/2020 – 31/03/2021</p></td><td><p>206,700</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>206,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>01/04/2021 – 31/03/2022</p></td><td><p>259,300</p></td><td><p>14,800</p></td><td><p>21,700</p></td><td><p>295,800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>01/04/2021 – 31/03/2023</p></td><td><p>272,700</p></td><td><p>15,100</p></td><td><p>18,300</p></td><td><p>306,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>01/04/2023 – 29/02/2024</p></td><td><p>282,800</p></td><td><p>13,000</p></td><td><p>18,500</p></td><td><p>314,300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total Starts</strong></p></td><td><p>1,021,500</p></td><td><p>43,000</p></td><td><p>58,500</p></td><td><p>1,123,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Starts by strand and region:</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Youth Employment Programme</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Youth Hub</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Youth Employability Coach</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Youth Offer</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>East Midlands</strong></p></td><td><p>69,000</p></td><td><p>1,000</p></td><td><p>2,500</p></td><td><p>72,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>East of England</strong></p></td><td><p>78,400</p></td><td><p>400</p></td><td><p>3,800</p></td><td><p>82,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>London</strong></p></td><td><p>157,800</p></td><td><p>3,100</p></td><td><p>5,900</p></td><td><p>166,800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>North East</strong></p></td><td><p>51,100</p></td><td><p>2,800</p></td><td><p>3,300</p></td><td><p>57,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>North West</strong></p></td><td><p>131,500</p></td><td><p>10,700</p></td><td><p>9,600</p></td><td><p>151,800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Scotland</strong></p></td><td><p>85,300</p></td><td><p>3,000</p></td><td><p>7,900</p></td><td><p>96,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>South East</strong></p></td><td><p>107,000</p></td><td><p>3,700</p></td><td><p>3,800</p></td><td><p>114,600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>South West</strong></p></td><td><p>64,700</p></td><td><p>700</p></td><td><p>4,100</p></td><td><p>69,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Wales</strong></p></td><td><p>51,500</p></td><td><p>300</p></td><td><p>2,200</p></td><td><p>54,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>West Midlands</strong></p></td><td><p>108,900</p></td><td><p>8,900</p></td><td><p>7,800</p></td><td><p>125,600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Yorkshire and The Humber</strong></p></td><td><p>96,400</p></td><td><p>8,200</p></td><td><p>7,300</p></td><td><p>112,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Unknown</strong></p></td><td><p>19,800</p></td><td><p>200</p></td><td><p>400</p></td><td><p>20,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p>1,021,500</p></td><td><p>43,000</p></td><td><p>58,500</p></td><td><p>1,123,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Notes:</strong></p><ol><li>Eligible claimants who have recently begun their Universal Credit claim, and are actively searching for work, start in the Youth Employment Programme element of the Youth Offer. A Work Coach may later refer them to a Youth Hub, Youth Employability Coach or other employment support as appropriate based on their needs.</li><li>When a claimant starts on any of the three elements of the Youth Offer, this is recorded as a start on that element, as well as a start on the Youth Offer.</li><li>A claimant may take part in multiple elements of the Youth Offer. They may start any element of the Youth Offer multiple times. Each of these starts is recorded as a start on the Youth Offer.</li><li>Claimants do not take part in multiple elements of the Youth Offer simultaneously.</li><li>Data for Youth Hubs and Youth Employability Coaches is not available prior to April-21.</li><li>Youth Hub and Youth Employability Coach data is produced from a manual process and although care is taken when processing and analysing Youth Hub and Youth Employability Coach referrals, the data collected might be subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale recording system which features manual data. Therefore, Youth Hub and Youth Employability Coach figures are likely to underestimate the number of young people who have started at a Youth Hub and/or with a Youth Employability Coach.</li><li>Figures have been rounded to the nearest 100. Therefore, the individual elements in the table may not sum to the total figure.</li><li>Figures are subject to retrospective revision.</li><li>Youth Offer starts are categorised as “unknown” in cases where limited data is available.</li></ol> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 20/03/2024 22:09:01 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4784 label Biography information for Duncan Baker

1686263

	registered interest
	date	31/01/2024
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Sector-based Work Academy Programme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many sector-based work academies have taken place in total and in each (a) country and (b) region of the UK since the programme began.
	tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
	tabling member printed	Duncan Baker
	uin	12375
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2024 answer text <p>Sector-based work academies were launched in August 2011 in England and January 2012 in Scotland. Regular statistical releases on sector-based work academies, covering participation by those on legacy unemployment benefits, began in 2011 and ended in 2017. These statistics can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/employment-schemes-work-experience-sector-based-work-academy-and-skills-conditionality-starts-to-november-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/employment-schemes-work-experience-sector-based-work-academy-and-skills-conditionality-starts-to-november-2017</a></p><p> </p><p>The scheme was relaunched as Sector-based Work Academy Programmes (SWAPs) in July 2020 as part of the Government’s Plan for Jobs. Due to data limitations, we are unable to provide a geographical breakdown for SWAPs that took place before the start of the 2021/22 financial year.</p><p> </p><p>Data for the financial years 2021/22, 2022/23 and 2023/24 to date shows that, as of 28 January 2024, there were a total of 266,330 starts to a Sector-based Work Academy Programme. The breakdowns of these starts are provided in the attached tables. Final start figures for 2023/24 will be available early next financial year.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Notes on the data:</strong></p><p>Attached are tables listing the number of SWAP starts to date by Country, Region, Local Authority, Sector and Age band. The figures used are correct as of 28 January 2024 and these figures have been rounded according to departmental standards.</p><p> </p><p>These figures reflect the number of 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>It is important to note that the information provided shows the current home location of the person who has started a SWAP. For starts by those in receipt of JSA, ESA or IS, due to data limitations a location cannot be assigned to these starts and as such they are categorised as unknown within the figures. SWAPs are run in England and Scotland, where a person’s current home location is outside of this they have also been categorised as unknown.</p><p> </p><p>Although care is taken when processing and recording SWAP starts, the data collected might be subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any clerical recording system, but is provided in the interests of transparency.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 08/02/2024 10:31:05 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill attachment 1 file name PQ 12375 Table.xlsx title Attachment
	tabling member	4784 label Biography information for Duncan Baker

1677553

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2023
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Unemployment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people aged (a) 16 and over and (b) 16 to 64 were (i) in employment and (ii) unemployed between February and April 2010.
	tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
	tabling member printed	Duncan Baker
	uin	6689
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2023 answer text <p>Employment, unemployment and economic inactivity data for various age groups is published and available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/datasets/summaryoflabourmarketstatistics" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/datasets/summaryoflabourmarketstatistics</a></p><p> </p><ul><li>The headline measure of the UK employment level is for people aged 16+ whereas the headline measure of the employment rate is for people aged 16-64.</li><li>The headline measure of the UK unemployment level and the unemployment rate is for people aged 16+.</li><li>The headline measure of the UK economic inactivity level is for people aged 16-64.</li></ul> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill grouped question UIN 6690 6691 question first answered 14/12/2023 16:42:49 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4784 label Biography information for Duncan Baker

1677554

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2023
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Unemployment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people aged 16 to 64 were economically inactive in the period between February and April 2010; and how many people aged 16 to 24 were (a) in employment and (b) unemployed in that period.
	tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
	tabling member printed	Duncan Baker
	uin	6690
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2023 answer text <p>Employment, unemployment and economic inactivity data for various age groups is published and available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/datasets/summaryoflabourmarketstatistics" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/datasets/summaryoflabourmarketstatistics</a></p><p> </p><ul><li>The headline measure of the UK employment level is for people aged 16+ whereas the headline measure of the employment rate is for people aged 16-64.</li><li>The headline measure of the UK unemployment level and the unemployment rate is for people aged 16+.</li><li>The headline measure of the UK economic inactivity level is for people aged 16-64.</li></ul> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill grouped question UIN 6689 6691 question first answered 14/12/2023 16:42:49 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4784 label Biography information for Duncan Baker

1677555

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2023
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Unemployment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the total rate of employment was for people aged 16 and over in the period between February and April 2010; and what the total rate of unemployment was for people aged 16 to 64 in that period.
	tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
	tabling member printed	Duncan Baker
	uin	6691
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2023 answer text <p>Employment, unemployment and economic inactivity data for various age groups is published and available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/datasets/summaryoflabourmarketstatistics" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/datasets/summaryoflabourmarketstatistics</a></p><p> </p><ul><li>The headline measure of the UK employment level is for people aged 16+ whereas the headline measure of the employment rate is for people aged 16-64.</li><li>The headline measure of the UK unemployment level and the unemployment rate is for people aged 16+.</li><li>The headline measure of the UK economic inactivity level is for people aged 16-64.</li></ul> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill grouped question UIN 6689 6690 question first answered 14/12/2023 16:42:49 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4784 label Biography information for Duncan Baker

1663995

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2023
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Universal Credit: Chronic Illnesses and Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when the mandatory offer of support to people in the light touch conditionality regime will begin.
	tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
	tabling member printed	Duncan Baker
	uin	201848
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2023 answer text <p>We are committed to ensuring that people in work look for more and better work. That’s not only good for the country and the economy, it is good for someone to move off benefits– improving life prospects, mental and physical health, and providing new skills.</p><p> </p><p>At Spring Budget we announced the AET rise to the equivalent of 18 hours at the National Living Wage. This will bring the lower earners who would have been impacted by the mandatory offer into a higher level of conditionality.</p><p> </p><p>Claimants earning above the Administrative Earnings Threshold in the Light Touch Group currently have access to a voluntary In Work Progression offer. This will now become mandatory in 2024.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 25/10/2023 12:30:47 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4784 label Biography information for Duncan Baker

1647673

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2023
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Housing Benefit: Private Rented Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of requiring that housing benefit is paid directly to landlords.
	tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
	tabling member printed	Duncan Baker
	uin	191148
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2023 answer text <p>Housing Benefit regulations have powers which allow local authorities to make payments of Housing Benefit direct to the landlord if it appears to be in the interest of the claimant and their family. Serious rent arrears, for example arrears equivalent of six weeks’ rent, may indicate it is in the claimant’s best interests to arrange direct payment.</p><p> </p><p>When deciding whether to make direct payments local authorities must consider the individual circumstances of each case.</p><p> </p><p>There are currently no plans to review this policy.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 28/06/2023 16:22:12 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4784 label Biography information for Duncan Baker

1642536

	registered interest
	date	07/06/2023
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has made an estimate of the cost to the public purse of removing the two children limit for support provided through (a) the Child Tax Credit and (b) Universal Credit.
	tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
	tabling member printed	Duncan Baker
	uin	188389
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2023 answer text <p>The latest available estimate was made in 2019, which can be found here <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2019-10-03/294148" target="_blank">Written questions and answers - Written questions, answers and statements - UK Parliament</a></p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 12/06/2023 13:16:45 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4784 label Biography information for Duncan Baker

1641970

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2023
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Pension Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of his Department’s efforts to increase the number of pensioners claiming Pension Credit before 19 May 2023.
	tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
	tabling member printed	Duncan Baker
	uin	187812
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2023 answer text <p>The Department issued a range of communications, including via social media, in the two weeks up to 19 May to highlight the latest date that eligible pensioners could still qualify for an additional cost of living payment if they made a successful backdated Pension Credit claim.</p><p>Internal management information shows that the DWP received around 21,000 claims in those two weeks, up 171% compared to the corresponding weeks in 2022. This data is based on internal management information which has not been subjected to the usual standard of quality assurance associated with official statistics. They are provided here in the interests of transparency.</p><p>There is a strong indication that our campaign is having a positive effect with the number of claims approximately 75% higher in the year May 2022-23 than over the same period the year before.</p><p>The campaign continues with the Pension Credit Week of Action taking place between 12 and 16 June where DWP will be joining forces with charities, broadcasters and a whole range of partners to raise awareness of Pension Credit and encourage eligible pensioners to make a claim.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 08/06/2023 08:38:43 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
	tabling member	4784 label Biography information for Duncan Baker

1568304

	registered interest
	date	18/01/2023
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Pension Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of his Department’s steps to increase Pension Credit claims in December 2022.
	tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
	tabling member printed	Duncan Baker
	uin	126836
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2023 answer text <p>We undertook a further burst of communications activity in December which included press, radio and social media. This highlighted that successful Pension Credit applications made by 18 December would mean qualification for a £324 Cost of Living Payment – thanks to Pension Credit backdating rules. To promote this activity, I held an event at Portcullis House on 7 December. Around 40 MPs attended to show their support and help promote the message in their constituencies.</p><p> </p><p>Internal management information shows that during the week commencing 12 December, DWP received over 7,200 claims. This is 177% higher compared to the same week the year before.</p><p> </p><p>Since the beginning of the Pension Credit awareness campaign in April 2022, weekly Pension Credit claims volumes increased by an average of 73% compared to the year average before the campaign began (April 2021 to March 2022).</p><p> </p><p>A range of other factors are also likely to have impacted claim volumes and it is not therefore possible to attribute the increase to the campaign alone.</p><p> </p><p>This data is based on internal management information which has not been subjected to the usual standard of quality assurance associated with official statistics. They are provided here in the interests of transparency.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 20/01/2023 14:38:42 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
	tabling member	4784 label Biography information for Duncan Baker