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<p>The Department is committed to providing personalised support for all claimants.
This support extends to those who are in prison, to ensure rehabilitation is as seamless
as possible upon release. To facilitate this, the Department has Prison Work Coaches
who are based in resettlement prisons across the country.</p><p> </p><p>Prisoners
serving short sentences are able to retain the housing element for up to 6 months
to prevent them from being homeless on release.</p><p> </p><p>For those prisoners
serving longer sentences the Prison Work Coach will engage with the prisoner 2-3 weeks
prior to release and will identify any accommodation issues at this point.</p><p>
</p><p>All discharged prisoners (sentence to 2 days or more) are supported on release
by a MoJ contracted provider – a Community Rehabilitation Company (CRC), the CRC should
consider any accommodation issues and support in signposting/engaging with the any
appropriate support.</p><p> </p><p>If a Prison Work Coach has identified any accommodation
issues during their intervention with the prisoner they would use the District Provision
Tool (DPT) to identify any suitable support that might be available locally and refer
or signpost the prisoner to that provision.</p><p> </p><p>For those engaging with
the Prison Work Coach an advanced appointment will be made for as soon as possible
following release. Once the claim to UC is made by the prisoner, they would be able
to apply for an advance of their first payment straightaway, meaning that money could
be made available on the same day as the claim is made.</p><p> </p><p>Managed Payments
to Landlords are also available to support claimants, including prison leavers, who
may struggle to manage their monthly payments.</p><p> </p><p>The information requested
on the number of prisoners in (a) Wales and (b) England that have lost rental accommodation
is not available.</p>
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