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1654986

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2023
	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	Families: Disadvantaged
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many parents have been directly supported since the start of phase two of the Reducing Parental Conflict programme through tested interventions that are proven to help parents who (1) want to stay together, and (2) are separating or separated.
	tabling member printed	Lord Farmer
	uin	HL9553
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2023 answer text <p>This phase of the Reducing Parental Conflict (RPC) programme (2022-25) focuses on supporting and funding Local Authorities (LAs) to integrate RPC into their family help offer. As such, the programme does not directly put parents through RPC interventions, these decisions are instead taken at a local level.</p><p>LAs receive RPC funding through the RPC Local Grant, which makes up to £19m available from 2022-25. In the first year of grant funding, LAs have directly supported around 18,000 parents, and over 30,000 training places for staff. Further details on LA breakdowns of grant funding have been appended to the end of this PQ.</p><p>In the first year of the RPC Local Grant, LAs had spent £159,000 of their Local Grant funding to undertake evaluation activities. As we are at the start of the second year of a three-year grant process, this work is ongoing. There are however positive findings emerging from local evaluation work. For instance, through our partnered working with ‘Foundations’, these have been published on their website.</p><p>LAs are not required to provide data on whether those parents are together or separating/separated. The forthcoming Reducing Parental Conflict evaluation reports, announced on 19th July, will provide further detail on the effects of support on the relationships between intact parents and separating/separated parents.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p>RPC Local Grant Year 1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Activity Type</p></td><td><p>LA Spend</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Training</p></td><td><p>£3,430,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Delivery</p></td><td><p>£1,260,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Co-ordination</p></td><td><p>£2,520,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Admin</p></td><td><p>£400,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Evaluation</p></td><td><p>£159,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p>To Note:</p><p>The information in this PQ is derived from internal management information and is not quality assured to Official Statistics standards.</p><p>As this is ongoing Management Information, derived from 134 LAs, small amounts of additional resource which LAs have committed beyond their Grant Funding has not been disaggregated from the figures, as such totals may slightly exceed overall allocation in some places and the final reported figures will differ.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie grouped question UIN HL9555 question first answered 01/08/2023 11:08:41 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	4321 label Biography information for Lord Farmer

1654988

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2023
	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	Families: Disadvantaged
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what is the breakdown of spending by local authorities of Reducing Parental Conflict grants, in terms of matters such as internal human and other resources, training, and direct delivery to parents; and what are local evaluations showing is the impact of the way the grant is allocated locally.
	tabling member printed	Lord Farmer
	uin	HL9555
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2023 answer text <p>This phase of the Reducing Parental Conflict (RPC) programme (2022-25) focuses on supporting and funding Local Authorities (LAs) to integrate RPC into their family help offer. As such, the programme does not directly put parents through RPC interventions, these decisions are instead taken at a local level.</p><p>LAs receive RPC funding through the RPC Local Grant, which makes up to £19m available from 2022-25. In the first year of grant funding, LAs have directly supported around 18,000 parents, and over 30,000 training places for staff. Further details on LA breakdowns of grant funding have been appended to the end of this PQ.</p><p>In the first year of the RPC Local Grant, LAs had spent £159,000 of their Local Grant funding to undertake evaluation activities. As we are at the start of the second year of a three-year grant process, this work is ongoing. There are however positive findings emerging from local evaluation work. For instance, through our partnered working with ‘Foundations’, these have been published on their website.</p><p>LAs are not required to provide data on whether those parents are together or separating/separated. The forthcoming Reducing Parental Conflict evaluation reports, announced on 19th July, will provide further detail on the effects of support on the relationships between intact parents and separating/separated parents.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p>RPC Local Grant Year 1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Activity Type</p></td><td><p>LA Spend</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Training</p></td><td><p>£3,430,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Delivery</p></td><td><p>£1,260,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Co-ordination</p></td><td><p>£2,520,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Admin</p></td><td><p>£400,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Evaluation</p></td><td><p>£159,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p>To Note:</p><p>The information in this PQ is derived from internal management information and is not quality assured to Official Statistics standards.</p><p>As this is ongoing Management Information, derived from 134 LAs, small amounts of additional resource which LAs have committed beyond their Grant Funding has not been disaggregated from the figures, as such totals may slightly exceed overall allocation in some places and the final reported figures will differ.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie grouped question UIN HL9553 question first answered 01/08/2023 11:08:42 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	4321 label Biography information for Lord Farmer

1651442

	registered interest
	date	07/07/2023
	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: Older People
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support older workers who left the labour market during the COVID-19 pandemic and are now in financial hardship get back into work.
	tabling member printed	Lord Farmer
	uin	HL9174
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2023 answer text <p>The latest study by The Office of National Statistics (Working and workless households in the UK: January to March 2023) shows a decrease of 23,000 in the number of people aged 50-64 in workless households against the same period in 2022.</p><p> </p><p>However, the Government recognises the challenges that older jobseekers face which is why we are delivering a comprehensive package of support to help them return to work.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to the help in place for all Universal Credit claimants, eligible older jobseekers can access additional intensive, tailored support in the first 9 months of their Universal Credit claim.</p><p> </p><p>A network of dedicated 50PLUS: Champions are in place in Jobcentre Plus districts across Great Britain, upskilling Work Coaches in supporting over 50s to return to work and engaging with employers to maximise opportunities for recruitment.</p><p> </p><p>The Midlife MOT is delivered in Jobcentres across Great Britain, to help older workers to take stock of their finances, skills and health and, on 5th July 2023, an enhanced digital Midlife MOT went live to provide access to financial, health and career guidance.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 18/07/2023 15:46:23 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	4321 label Biography information for Lord Farmer

1378697

	registered interest
	date	15/11/2021
	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	Household Support Fund
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when the £500 million Household Support Fund will be made available; and what amount has been allocated for each of the financial years for which the Fund will be available.
	tabling member printed	Lord Farmer
	uin	HL3995
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2021 answer text <p>The £421m Household Support Fund has been available to Local Authorities in England since 6 October 2021 and runs until 31 March 2022. The Barnett Formula will apply in the usual way, with the devolved administrations receiving almost £80 million (£41m for the Scottish Government, £25m for the Welsh Government and £14m for the NI Executive), for a total of £500 million. The devolved administrations are responsible for making their own plans to spend their funding.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 29/11/2021 16:42:01 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
	tabling member	4321 label Biography information for Lord Farmer

1349335

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2021
	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
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many jobs facilitated by the Kickstart Scheme have (1) been approved, (2) been advertised, and (3) started, in each region of Great Britain.
	tabling member printed	Lord Farmer
	uin	HL2268
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2021 answer text <p>As of the 22<sup>nd</sup> July, 50,000 young people have started Kickstart jobs.</p><p> </p><p>As of the 21<sup>st</sup> of July, over 155,000 jobs have been made available for young people to apply for through the Kickstart Scheme with over 263,000 jobs approved for funding by the Scheme.</p><p> </p><p>Between 23/06/2021 and 22/07/2021 an average of almost 600 young people started a Kickstart job each working day.</p><p> </p><p>We are currently unable to provide data on the number of approved jobs by location, as at that stage in the process we do not hold information about the exact location of a job, only the head office of the employer.</p><p> </p><p>Below are tables listing the number of Kickstart jobs which have been made available and started by young people to date by geographical area of Great Britain and work sector. The figures used are correct as of the 21<sup>st</sup> July and these figures have been rounded according to departmental standards.</p><p> </p><p>Although care is taken when processing and analysing Kickstart applications, referrals and starts, the data collected might be subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale recording system, which has been developed quickly.</p><p> </p><p>The management information presented here has not been subjected to the usual standard of quality assurance associated with official statistics, but is provided in the interests of transparency. Work is ongoing to improve the quality of information available for the programme.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Location</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Jobs Made Available</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Jobs Started</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>10,200</p></td><td><p>3,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>12,200</p></td><td><p>3,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>30,400</p></td><td><p>11,110</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>6,000</p></td><td><p>2,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>20,200</p></td><td><p>6,300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>11,200</p></td><td><p>4,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>18,100</p></td><td><p>5,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>11,600</p></td><td><p>3,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>8,900</p></td><td><p>2,600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>14,400</p></td><td><p>4,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and The Humber</p></td><td><p>11,900</p></td><td><p>3,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>*These numbers are rounded and so may not match provided totals. Figures provided include jobs created but not funded by the scheme.</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Sector</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Jobs Made Available</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Jobs Started</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Administration</p></td><td><p>38,800</p></td><td><p>12,900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Animal Care</p></td><td><p>700</p></td><td><p>400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Beauty &amp; Wellbeing</p></td><td><p>1,100</p></td><td><p>400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Business &amp; Finance</p></td><td><p>5,700</p></td><td><p>1,800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Computing, Technology &amp; Digital</p></td><td><p>11,400</p></td><td><p>4,600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Construction &amp; Trades</p></td><td><p>4,900</p></td><td><p>1,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Creative &amp; Media</p></td><td><p>11,800</p></td><td><p>5,100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Delivery &amp; Storage</p></td><td><p>4,800</p></td><td><p>1,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Emergency &amp; Uniform Services</p></td><td><p>300</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Engineering &amp; Maintenance</p></td><td><p>5,400</p></td><td><p>1,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Environment &amp; Land</p></td><td><p>2,900</p></td><td><p>1,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Government Services</p></td><td><p>600</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Healthcare</p></td><td><p>4,600</p></td><td><p>1,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Home Services</p></td><td><p>1,200</p></td><td><p>200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hospitality &amp; Food</p></td><td><p>15,400</p></td><td><p>3,600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Law &amp; Legal</p></td><td><p>300</p></td><td><p>200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Managerial</p></td><td><p>1,000</p></td><td><p>300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Manufacturing</p></td><td><p>3,700</p></td><td><p>1,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Retail &amp; Sales</p></td><td><p>23,600</p></td><td><p>8,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Science &amp; Research</p></td><td><p>700</p></td><td><p>200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Social Care</p></td><td><p>3,900</p></td><td><p>800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sports &amp; Leisure</p></td><td><p>3,800</p></td><td><p>1,100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Teaching &amp; Education</p></td><td><p>7,700</p></td><td><p>1,800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Transport</p></td><td><p>600</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Travel &amp; Tourism</p></td><td><p>500</p></td><td><p>200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>* These numbers are rounded and so may not match provided totals. Figures provided include jobs created but not funded by the scheme.</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 27/07/2021 12:03:42 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
	tabling member	4321 label Biography information for Lord Farmer

1330211

	registered interest
	date	07/06/2021
	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	Child Maintenance Service: Reform
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to reform the Child Maintenance Service.
	tabling member printed	Lord Farmer
	uin	HL730
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2021 answer text <p>We keep Child Maintenance policy and our operational delivery under review. The Child Maintenance Service (CMS) has introduced new digital services – such as the Apply Online Service that has reduced average application times from 45 to 15 minutes – which are available 24/7 and allow greater flexibility for separated parents to contact the CMS.</p><p> </p><p>Operational reforms such as these help improve outcomes for children by enabling parents to set up and manage child maintenance arrangements in ways that suit their own circumstances.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 09/06/2021 16:57:25 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
	tabling member	4321 label Biography information for Lord Farmer

1256347

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2020
	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	Families: Disadvantaged
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what the budget is for the Reducing Parental Conflict programme for the financial year 2021/2; and whether a budget for that programme has been agreed for subsequent financial years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Farmer
	uin	HL10803
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2020 answer text <p>The Department for Work and Pensions’ Reducing Parental Conflict programme will continue in 2021-22. Budgets for the financial year 2021-2022 have not yet been set. Following completion of the one year Spending Review, the Department will commence a budget setting process for all its programmes, to conclude before the start of the 2021/2022 financial year. Decisions on subsequent financial years will be taken via future Spending Reviews<strong>. </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 02/12/2020 17:19:35 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
	tabling member	4321 label Biography information for Lord Farmer

1132304

	registered interest
	date	14/06/2019
	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	Families: Disadvantaged
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the total budget of the Department for Work and Pensions for reducing parental conflict for 2019–20.
	tabling member printed	Lord Farmer
	uin	HL16373
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>The Reducing Parental Conflict programme was announced in April 2017 as part of <em>Improving Lives: Helping Workless Families. </em>In the financial years 2017/18 and 2018/19, DWP spent approximately £21m on reducing parental conflict. Forecast spend for 2019/20 is £14.11m.</p><p> </p><p>Prior to 2017, DWP funded services which provided support for couples to improve their relationships, although these contracts were not specifically focused on <em>parental </em>conflict. £25m was spent on relationship support services between April 2014 and March 2017.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe grouped question UIN HL16374 question first answered 27/06/2019 15:45:50 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
	tabling member	4321 label Biography information for Lord Farmer

1132305

	registered interest
	date	14/06/2019
	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	Families: Disadvantaged
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much they have allocated to reducing parental conflict in the last five years; and how much of that funding they have spent to date.
	tabling member printed	Lord Farmer
	uin	HL16374
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>The Reducing Parental Conflict programme was announced in April 2017 as part of <em>Improving Lives: Helping Workless Families. </em>In the financial years 2017/18 and 2018/19, DWP spent approximately £21m on reducing parental conflict. Forecast spend for 2019/20 is £14.11m.</p><p> </p><p>Prior to 2017, DWP funded services which provided support for couples to improve their relationships, although these contracts were not specifically focused on <em>parental </em>conflict. £25m was spent on relationship support services between April 2014 and March 2017.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe grouped question UIN HL16373 question first answered 27/06/2019 15:45:50 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
	tabling member	4321 label Biography information for Lord Farmer