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<p>This provision is expected to start in early June 2019, subject to standard DWP
partnership checks and procedures being completed. It is planned to run for one year
and will support approximately 24 ex-offenders recently released from prison. Evaluation
will be conducted by the Norfolk Foundation in the form of an impact study.</p><p>
</p><p>DWP is committed to providing the best possible support for all our claimants,
including the most vulnerable in society. We are continuously reviewing and improving
the service for vulnerable people to ensure that it is accessible and responsive to
their needs.</p><p> </p><p>We encourage all our Jobcentre teams to consider opportunities
for partnership-working, where local circumstances allow. Local areas have the flexibility
to work alongside local and national organisations to help meet the needs of their
communities, assisting our most vulnerable claimants, including those effected by
homelessness.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, all Jobcentres in England refer claimants
considered to be homeless or at risk of homelessness, to the local authority to receive
further housing support.</p>
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