Each Work Programme statistical release gives a breakdown of provider performance against published minimum performance levels by payment group. These groups are assigned by the age of the claimant and the benefit they are in receipt of at the time of referral to the programme.<\/p>
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https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/work-programme-statistics--2<\/a><\/p>"}
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