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<p>With almost 1.32 million vacancies across the UK, our plan for tackling poverty
is firmly focussed on supporting people to move into and progress in work. Our approach
is based on clear evidence about the importance of parental employment – particularly
where it is full-time – in substantially reducing the risks of child poverty and in
improving long-term outcomes for families and children.</p><p> </p><p>This plan includes
our multi-billion-pound Plan for Jobs, which has been expanded by £500 million, and
Way to Work, which is a concerted drive across the UK to help half a million currently
out of work people into jobs by the end of June 2022. We have recruited around 13,500
additional work coaches who are all trained to develop a detailed knowledge of their
local labour market and to offer claimants the tailored support they need to take
advantage of new opportunities wherever they live in the UK.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We
recognise that some people require additional support and from April, the government
is providing an additional £500 million to help households with the cost of essentials,
on top of what we have already provided since October 2021, bringing the total funding
for this support to £1 billion. Under the first round of funding, the London Borough
of Barnet Council was allocated £2,455,182.90 of funding, and they are provisionally
allocated the same amount again for the extension of the fund.</p>
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