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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to page 122 of work programme evaluation: operation of the commissioning model, finance and programme delivery, published by his Department on 18 December 2014, for what reasons the performance management approach applied in the Work Programme was replaced by a more prescriptive system.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/172837/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p /> <p>Under differential pricing, a provider will receive higher levels of funding for supporting a harder to help claimant into work. This incentivises providers to support all claimants<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Provider performance has improved for many groups which receive higher payments under differential pricing. For instance, of those completing a year on the programme, 1 in 10 ESA New Claimants have had at least three months in work since joining the scheme \u2013 this compares to 1 in 25 for the earliest cohorts.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to page 28 of work programme evaluations: operation of the commissioning model, finance and programme delivery, published by his Department on 18 December 2014, what assessment he has made of the finding that only a small proportion of subcontractors were positive about the commerical attractiveness of their contracts with the primes.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/172449", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/172449/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p /> <p>Staff responsible for commercial and performance aspects of the Work Programme are part of the Department\u2019s Finance Group. Commercial staff work closely alongside Performance staff who focus their activities on further driving up performance with those suppliers. This approach allows greater flexibility and efficiency in deploying staff across the Department\u2019s portfolio of contracts. This approach fits with best practice endorsed by Cabinet Office.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason the staff in his Department responsible for the Work Programme are divided between those dealing with contracting and those dealing with performance; and what assessment he has made of the effect of that division on his Department's efficiency.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/163", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/172289", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/172289/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p /> <p>The information as requested is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what representations he has received in the last two years about the adequacy of his Department's hardship payments scheme.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/163", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Stephen Timms"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/172290", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/172290/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p /> <p>The Department does not hold this information.<\/p><p><strong> <\/strong><\/p><p>The level of referrals is a commercial matter between the prime provider and their sub-contractors.<\/p>"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/172291/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p /> <p>The Secretary of State last met with representatives from the Trussell Trust in September 2014. The Department and its Ministers engages regularly with a wide range of organisations.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he last met representatives of the Trussell Trust.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/172018", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/172018/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p /> <p>Calls to claim benefit by telephone are free as the Department uses 0800 free phone numbers for these lines. The use of 0845 numbers were inherited from previous Government and this Department has since introduced 0345 numbers, but will retain the 0845 prefixes for the time being given it can still cost less to call these numbers from some operators\u2019 packages.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Any charges that apply to these calls will be set by the customer\u2019s telephone or mobile operator. Charge variations will occur due to operator packages and individual price plans. We are aware of possible concerns about call charges to our enquiry lines so we will offer to call a customer back if concerns are raised over the cost of the call.<\/p>"}
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      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4316", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mike Kane"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Mike Kane"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/171851", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/171851/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p /> <p>DWP offer jobseekers a range of free training options tailored to their requirements through the Work Programme or through local provision in Jobcentre Plus Districts<\/p><p> <\/p><p>In England, for those wishing to enrol in other courses, Advanced Learning Loans may be available.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Skills is a devolved issue, and funding the responsibility of the Devolved Administrations.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will bring forward proposals to introduce a loan repayment scheme to assist jobseekers to enrol on training courses.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/171854/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Where someone takes-up work of 16 hours or more each week, either on a temporary or permanent basis, they are treated as being in remunerative work and their JSA claim is terminated and any outstanding payment issued to the claimant.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>If a person\u2019s temporary work ends and they wish to re-claim JSA within 26 weeks of the last day of a previous award and providing there has been no change to their circumstances, Jobcentre Plus has a streamlined process known as Rapid Reclaim/Reclaim Gather to ensure claims are dealt with quickly. Additionally, all claimants can be considered for a Short Term Benefit Advance at the start of any new claim.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Jobseekers engaged on work experience arranged through their Jobcentre still continue to receive their benefit uninterrupted, provided they continue to satisfy the conditions of entitlement.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Universal Credit helps to ensure people are better off in work than on benefits and abolishes the limit to the number of hours someone can work each week. A claimant\u2019s UC payment adjusts automatically according to the number of ours worked. As claimants increase their hours their UC payment will gradually reduce, ensuring they are always better of in work.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>We want to ensure that we minimise the administrative burden on claimants so that those who move off Universal Credit on a temporary basis can return to it quickly and easily as possible. The Universal Credit re-claims and re-award processes allow this to happen for certain claimants when they become re-entitled to Universal Credit within 6 months of a previous Universal Credit claim ending by re-using information already held on the claimant as part of their previous Universal Credit claim.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The re-claim and re-award processes also ensure that these claimants have a shorter wait until they are paid Universal Credit by re-instating the previous assessment period from the claimant\u2019s previous Universal Credit award.<\/p>"}
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