The Spring Budget included transformative childcare plans for parents, children and the economy. By 2027-28, the government expects to be spending in excess of £8 billion every year on free hours and early education, helping working families with their childcare costs. This represents the single biggest investment in childcare in England ever.<\/p>
<\/p>
The reforms announced build on our current entitlements and childcare offers, which includes the universal 15-hour offer for all 3- and 4-year-olds, a 15-hour offer for the most disadvantaged 2-year-olds, the existing 30 hours offer for 3- and 4-year-olds, as well as Tax-Free Childcare and Universal Credit Childcare.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4142", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Guy Opperman"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Hexham"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Guy Opperman"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2023-07-17", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2023-07-17T14:02:43.107Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "29"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Work and Pensions"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Work and Pensions"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2023-07-11", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Universal Credit: Parents"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to support parents on Universal Credit into work.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4090", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Woking"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Mr Jonathan Lord"} ], "uin" : "193357"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1651973", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1651973/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is responsible for getting people into work and making work pay. We want everyone to be able to find a job, progress in work and thrive in the labour market. In addition to our core regime of job centre support we also announced a wide-ranging package of measures at Spring Budget designed to support people to enter work, increase their working hours and extend their working lives. We also announced specific support targeted on those with disabilities or health issues, and together the package represents an investment of £3.5bn over 5 years.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4142", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Guy Opperman"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Hexham"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Guy Opperman"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2023-07-17", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2023-07-17T14:03:29.237Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "29"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Work and Pensions"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Work and Pensions"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2023-07-11", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Jobcentres"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to expand the support available through Jobcentres.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4090", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Woking"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Mr Jonathan Lord"} ], "uin" : "193360"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1486675", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1486675/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
Universal Credit claimants who were entitled to at least 1p during assessment periods that ended between 26 April 2022 to 25 May 2022 will be eligible for the £326 Cost of Living Payment from 14 July.<\/p>
<\/p>
Statistics on the number of households that had an assessment period which covered the monthly count date and received a Universal Credit payment are available by Westminster parliamentary constituency at: https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/<\/a><\/p> <\/p> <\/p> The latest statistics show the number of households with Universal Credit in payment on 10 February 2022. Guidance on how to extract the information required can be found at:<\/p> <\/p> https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html<\/a><\/p>"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1352227/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The Department for Work and Pensions will be monitoring and evaluating the Plan for Jobs programmes throughout their implementation.<\/p> <\/p> Since April 2020, almost 1.6m people have moved from unemployment to employment from the Universal Credit Intensive Work Search group as shown in the table below.<\/p> <\/p> Movements into employment are available for out-of-work Universal Credit claimants in the Intensive Work Search (Searching for Work) group.<\/p> <\/p> Universal Credit Into Work Rate, May 2018 to May 2021<\/p> <\/p><\/td> Into Work Rate (Percentages)<\/p><\/td> Into Work Volume (\u2018000s)<\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> May-18<\/p><\/td> 9.6<\/p><\/td> 19<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Jun-18<\/p><\/td> 9.3<\/p><\/td> 20<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Jul-18<\/p><\/td> 9.1<\/p><\/td> 22<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Aug-18<\/p><\/td> 9.8<\/p><\/td> 27<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Sep-18<\/p><\/td> 10.6<\/p><\/td> 32<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Oct-18<\/p><\/td> 11.1<\/p><\/td> 36<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Nov-18<\/p><\/td> 11.5<\/p><\/td> 40<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Dec-18<\/p><\/td> 7.4<\/p><\/td> 29<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Jan-19<\/p><\/td> 9.4<\/p><\/td> 41<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Feb-19<\/p><\/td> 9.0<\/p><\/td> 45<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Mar-19<\/p><\/td> 10.5<\/p><\/td> 55<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Apr-19<\/p><\/td> 9.8<\/p><\/td> 53<\/p><\/td><\/tr> May-19<\/p><\/td> 10.0<\/p><\/td> 55<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Jun-19<\/p><\/td> 8.9<\/p><\/td> 52<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Jul-19<\/p><\/td> 9.3<\/p><\/td> 54<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Aug-19<\/p><\/td> 9.6<\/p><\/td> 57<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Sep-19<\/p><\/td> 10.4<\/p><\/td> 65<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Oct-19<\/p><\/td> 10.4<\/p><\/td> 64<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Nov-19<\/p><\/td> 10.0<\/p><\/td> 64<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Dec-19<\/p><\/td> 7.4<\/p><\/td> 46<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Jan-20<\/p><\/td> 8.1<\/p><\/td> 53<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Feb-20<\/p><\/td> 8.5<\/p><\/td> 60<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Mar-20<\/p><\/td> 8.1<\/p><\/td> 58<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Apr-20<\/p><\/td> 6.3<\/p><\/td> 62<\/p><\/td><\/tr> May-20<\/p><\/td> 6.3<\/p><\/td> 84<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Jun-20<\/p><\/td> 6.7<\/p><\/td> 96<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Jul-20<\/p><\/td> 7.7<\/p><\/td> 115<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Aug-20<\/p><\/td> 7.5<\/p><\/td> 112<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Sep-20<\/p><\/td> 9.0<\/p><\/td> 136<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Oct-20<\/p><\/td> 9.0<\/p><\/td> 134<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Nov-20<\/p><\/td> 8.1<\/p><\/td> 121<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Dec-20<\/p><\/td> 6.0<\/p><\/td> 88<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Jan-21<\/p><\/td> 6.0<\/p><\/td> 91<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Feb-21<\/p><\/td> 6.3<\/p><\/td> 97<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Mar-21<\/p><\/td> 8.4<\/p><\/td> 130<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Apr-21<\/p><\/td> 9.9<\/p><\/td> 148<\/p><\/td><\/tr> May-21<\/p><\/td> 10.3<\/p><\/td> 148<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> Note: The base population for the Into Work measure is UC claimants in the Intensive Work Search (Searching for Work) conditionality group who are not in work or who have a valid fit note in the relevant month. The Into Work rate is the proportion of these claimants who move into work the following month. These rates are calculated from DWP Management Information and are subject to revision. Figures shown here are from data as of August 2021. The Into Work volumes do not align to caseloads in the DWP Universal Credit Official Statistics due to differences in definitions and population filters. Claimants included in the Into Work rate may or may not remain in the Intensive Work Search group or on Universal Credit depending on their level of earnings and other circumstances. Claimants are identified as being in work if they have earnings in HMRC's Real Time Information data, or if they are required to report self-employed earnings. Claimants can be part of the Into Work rate in more than one month if they move in and out of periods of work.<\/p> <\/p> For the latest available information on starts on Kickstart jobs, I refer the honourable member to the answer given for PQ36791 (https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-07-20/36791<\/a>).<\/p> <\/p> Employment outcomes are available for Job Entry Targeted Support (JETS) in England and Wales and JETS Scotland, and provided in the table below. It should be noted that JETS provides support for up to six months and many people who have started on the scheme will not yet have had time to achieve an employment outcome.<\/p> <\/p> JETS Starts and Employment Outcomes<\/p> <\/p><\/td> Programme Starts (To End June 2021)<\/p><\/td> Employment Outcomes (To End June 2021)<\/p><\/td><\/tr> JETS England and Wales (launched 5 October 2020)<\/p><\/td> 132,885<\/p><\/td> 24,535<\/p><\/td><\/tr> JETS Scotland (launched 25 January 2021)<\/p><\/td> 5,995<\/p><\/td> 655<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> Note: JETS data are taken from the Provider Referrals and Payments (PRaP) system. An employment outcome is defined as when an individual achieves £1,000 cumulative earnings within eight months of starting on the programme as identified via HMRC earnings information.<\/p> <\/p> The number of people who have started on Job Finding Support (JFS) and Sector Based Work Academies (SWAPs) provision is provided in the tables below. Employment outcomes for these programmes is not currently available.<\/p> <\/p> SWAPs Starts<\/p> 1 April 2020 - 31 March 2021<\/p><\/td> 64,500<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 1 April 2021 - 29 August 2021<\/p><\/td> 30,070<\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> Total since April 2020<\/p><\/td> 94,570<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> Notes: A SWAP start is defined as the first day of the placement, which is usually the first day of pre-employment training. A start is only recorded where a claimant attended their placement. SWAPs starts data are collected by Jobcentre staff and reflect the number of SWAP starts by claimants in receipt of Universal Credit (UC), Jobseeker\u2019s Allowance (JSA), Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) or Income Support (IS).<\/p> <\/p> JFS Starts<\/p> Month<\/p><\/td> Starts to JFS<\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> Jan-21<\/p><\/td> 1,440<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Feb-21<\/p><\/td> 3,465<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Mar-21<\/p><\/td> 4,530<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Apr-21<\/p><\/td> 2,585<\/p><\/td><\/tr> May-21<\/p><\/td> 4,490<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Jun-21<\/p><\/td> 4,940<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Jul-21<\/p><\/td> 5,740<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Aug-21<\/p><\/td> 4,265<\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> Total<\/p><\/td> 31,455<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> Notes: JFS Starts are taken from the Provider Referrals and Payments (PRaP) system. Starts occur where an initial meeting has taken place and participant has acknowledged receipt of appropriate documents such as the Job Finding Action Plan (JFAP).<\/p> <\/p> Through our Youth Offer we currently have over 115 Youth Hubs physically open to support young people across Great Britain get into work and the ambition is to have 150 open by the end of the year.<\/p>"}
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This total figure is composed of our into work measure to the end of May (over 386,000) and our internal management information up to 30 June (72,800). We are now also able to include JSA claimants who have moved into work between 31 January and 9 June 2022 (35,100) into our total. Furthermore, we have also included those claimants with a sanction in place that moved into work during the period of the campaign up to 30 June (26,500). Figures are rounded to the nearest 100.\u202f\u202f
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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 and timeliness.<\/p>