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<p>We believe that people who want to leave prostitution and sex work should be given
every opportunity to find routes out. Where someone wishes to exit prostitution or
sex work, we would seek to support them to achieve this, as we know that there can
be particular barriers to exiting. We continue to work with the police, Crown Prosecution
Service and others to ensure that this is the focus.</p><p>As the Bristol University
research on the nature and prevalence of sex work and prostitution shows, activity
is increasingly moving online. We are providing £1.36m over the next three years to
‘Changing Lives’ to better understand the levels and types of online abuse and exploitation
that are happening, and why, and identify and develop the pathways that are needed
to improve support.</p><p>Victims of Modern Slavery have access to DWPs mainstream
employment support where they qualify for income related benefits. This includes the
Work and Health Programme, Restart and Sector Based Work Academy Programmes. To support
everyone seeking alternative work, the Find a job service has over 170,000 job vacancies
across a wide range of industries.</p><p>In addition to this, to protect the most
vulnerable we are increasing benefits in line with inflation. This means that, subject
to Parliamentary approval, they will rise by September Consumer Prices Index (CPI)
inflation – 10.1%. Furthermore, we are making cost of living payments (paid in 2 lump
sums of £326 and £324) to more than 8 million low-income households on Universal Credit,
Income-based Jobseekers Allowance, Income-related Employment and Support Allowance,
Income Support, Working Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit and Pension Credit, with £150
to individuals receiving disability benefits.</p>
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