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<p>The information requested is provided in the tables below.</p><p> </p><p>1) Estimate
of the proportion of lead carers broken down by age of youngest child</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Age
of youngest child</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Proportion</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>14%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>12%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>11%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>10%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>2) Estimate of the proportion of lead carers broken down by family type</p><p>
</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Family Type</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Proportion</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Single,
with children</p></td><td><p>70%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Couple, with children</p></td><td><p>30%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>Caveats & Data Definitions:</p><ul><li>We do not hold data that explicitly
identifies lead carers, as a result, figures are estimated assuming that if one member
of the household has age of youngest child as required, and is in the relevant conditionality
regime, then they are a “lead carer”.</li><li>Universal Credit conditionality regimes
included are Intensive Work Search, Working with requirements, Planning for work and
Preparing for work</li><li>Based on average volumes 2022/23</li><li>Based on internal
Universal Credit Household dataset</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Lead carers
of children aged 1-2 will be required to have regular work focussed conversations
with a dedicated Jobcentre work coach more often.</p><p> </p><p>For lead carers of
children aged 2, work coaches can offer claimants more support with work preparation
activities such as, job readiness workshops; help with developing a CV; practicing
interviewing skills; skills assessment; participating in training or employment programme.</p><p>
</p><p>Lead carers of children aged 3-12 will be supported by their work coach to
increase their work search and preparation activity and will be required to be available
for higher paid or longer hours jobs to align with Department for Education’s 30hr
free childcare offer.</p><p> </p><p>Work search activities could include carrying
out work searches, making job applications and creating and maintaining online job
profiles. The requirements will be tailored to a claimant’s circumstances (e.g., location
of job, claimant eligibility for free childcare provision, availability and location
of childcare provision, and transport).</p>
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