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1584929

registered interest
date	07/02/2023
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	Kickstart Scheme and Restart Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what data his Department holds on the underspend for the (a) Restart and (b) Kickstart schemes as of 7 February 2023.
tabling member constituency	Wirral South
tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
uin	141433
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2023 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p>The last published / audited figures showing the Restart position are from 21/22.</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p></td><td><p><strong>Budget </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Forecast </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Overspend</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>£m</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£m </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£m</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>21/22</p></td><td><p>333.9</p></td><td><p>343.8</p></td><td><p>9.9</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p /><p><strong> </strong></p><p>a) Kickstart</p><p>Grants were awarded in response to the economy's demand for the creation of additional jobs. Almost immediately after Kickstart launched, the economic situation changed significantly, lowering immediate demand for the scheme.</p><p>The Department spend on Kickstart for 21/22 was £855.9m. Surplus funding of £96.9m was returned to HMT at year end. This is in line with the normal budgeting process.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 20/02/2023 16:06:17 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

1584630

registered interest
date	06/02/2023
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	Employment: Government Assistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many district level progression leads have been recruited.
tabling member constituency	Wirral South
tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
uin	140252
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2023 answer text <p>The recruitment of District Progression Leads is being completed in line with the roll out of the In Work Progression offer across the country. So far, 10 districts have gone live with the In Work Progression Voluntary offer and have a District Progression Lead in place and the remaining 27 districts will go live and recruit Progression Leads by the end of March 2023.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 14/02/2023 16:19:01 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

1584631

registered interest
date	06/02/2023
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	Jobcentres
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many benefits claimants see a work coach each week.
tabling member constituency	Wirral South
tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
uin	140253
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2023 answer text <p>The information not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 14/02/2023 11:19:17 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

1584641

registered interest
date	06/02/2023
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	South Tyneside Council: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much grant money was returned to his Department by South Tyneside Council in the period between 1 January 2022 and 30 November 2022.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	140254
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2023 answer text <p>The department can confirm that no grants by South Tyneside Council were returned to DWP between 1st January 2022 and 30th November 2022.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 09/02/2023 10:55:00 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1584697

registered interest
date	06/02/2023
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	Childcare: Flexible Support Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much money from the Flexible Support Fund has been used to assist job seekers with the cost of childcare in the past 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	140263
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2023 answer text <p>The information is not available for the period requested.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 09/02/2023 11:01:17 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1584698

registered interest
date	06/02/2023
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	Transport: Flexible Support Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much money from the Flexible Support Fund has been used to assist job seekers with the cost of transport in the past 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	140264
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2023 answer text <p>The information is not available for the period requested.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 09/02/2023 10:59:24 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1583379

registered interest
date	02/02/2023
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of social security benefit rates.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	138310
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2023 answer text <p>The Government has brought forward legislation to raise State Pensions and benefits by 10.1% which the House of Commons passed on 6 February.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 07/02/2023 15:16:42 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1582938

registered interest
date	01/02/2023
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	Employment: Students
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's review on workforce participation will consider students.
tabling member constituency	Wirral South
tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
uin	137807
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2023 answer text <p>The Prime Minister has tasked the Secretary of State to look in detail at the issue of workforce participation, to identify and understand the barriers preventing people from joining the workforce or resulting in people leaving the workforce early.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is working across government to identify and help address the causes of economic inactivity, building on the Government’s existing package of support to help people start, stay and succeed in work.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 136603 136604 136605 question first answered 07/02/2023 13:28:09 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

1582939

registered interest
date	01/02/2023
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: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of people aged 18 to 25 claim Universal Credit.
tabling member constituency	Dundee West
tabling member printed	Chris Law
uin	137926
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2023 answer text <p>Statistics on the number of people in receipt of Universal Credit are published every month. The latest statistics are available by age, to December 2022, on <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">Stat-Xplore</a>.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 08/02/2023 13:16:33 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law

1582941

registered interest
date	01/02/2023
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: 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 and what proportion of care-experienced people aged 18 to 25 claim Universal Credit.
tabling member constituency	Dundee West
tabling member printed	Chris Law
uin	137928
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2023 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 08/02/2023 13:15:12 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law