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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-01-15more like thismore than 2015-01-15
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
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 Jobseeker's Allowance more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
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pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average number of job searches required of jobseeker's allowance claimants is in (a) each English region and (b) each age group. more like this
tabling member constituency Bishop Auckland more like this
tabling member printed
Helen Goodman more like this
uin 220936 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
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answer text <p /> <p>There is not set number of jobsearches required.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>It is a condition of entitlement for Jobseeker’s Allowance claimants to be actively seeking work. To meet this requirement, claimants are generally expected to take all reasonable steps each week to give them the best prospects of obtaining work.</p><p> </p><p>DWP Work Coaches agree steps that it is reasonable to expect the claimant to undertake, taking into account individual circumstances and record these in a Claimant Commitment which is regularly reviewed and updated as appropriate.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Wirral West more like this
answering member printed Esther McVey more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-01-20T15:13:11.357Zmore like thismore than 2015-01-20T15:13:11.357Z
answering member
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label Biography information for Esther McVey more like this
tabling member
1484
label Biography information for Helen Goodman more like this