Plan for Jobs and employment support

Work and Pensions Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 11 Jul 2022 Closed: 31 Oct 2023 Parliament page
The Committee looked at the effectiveness of Government support to get people into employment, including disadvantaged groups such as those in low-paid jobs and young people. The Committee looked to find out: What is driving increases in economic inactivity - for example amongst people with health conditions and older people? … Read more
25 Recommendations
13 Conclusions
1 Report
8 Oral sessions
3 Letters
8 Events
Activity timeline 21 events
23 Oct
2023
Report published
18 Oct
2023
Correspondence
19 Jul
2023
Report published
7 Jun
2023
Correspondence
3 May
2023
Oral evidence
3 May
2023
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
19 Apr
2023
Oral evidence
19 Apr
2023
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
29 Mar
2023
Correspondence
15 Mar
2023
Oral evidence
15 Mar
2023
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 16, Palace of Westminster
8 Feb
2023
Oral evidence
Oral evidence sessions 8 sessions
3 May 2023
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Work and Pensions Committee
Guy Opperman MP · Department for Work and Pensions Katie Farrington · Department for Work and Pensions Sophie Dean · Department for Work and Pensions Tom Pursglove MP · Home Office
19 Apr 2023
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Alex Till · National Enterprise Network David Hale · Federation of Small Businesses Jonny Briggs · Aviva Matt Dooley · Momentic Limited
15 Mar 2023
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Dr Katy Jones · Manchester Metropolitan University Professor Dan Finn · University of Portsmouth
8 Feb 2023
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Elizabeth Taylor · The Employment Related Services Association (ERSA) Fiona Monahan · Ingeus Graham Parry · Groundwork Liz Sewell · Belina Grow Rhodri Thomas · Reed in Partnership Richard Clifton · Shaw Trust Rosie Ginday · Miss Macaroon
25 Jan 2023
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Councillor Kieron Williams · Central London Forward Councillor Toby Savage · Local Government Association Dr Shriti Pattani · Society of Occupational Medicine Graham Whitham · Greater Manchester Poverty Action Luke Price · The Centre for Ageing Better Peter Murphy · Wise Age Professor Kevin Bampton · British Occupational Hygiene Society
16 Nov 2022
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Barry Fletcher · Career Connect Billy Harding · Centrepoint Dr Jenny Ceolta-Smith · Long Covid Support and Long Covid Work James Taylor · Scope Jane Hunt · Association of Disabled Professionals Professor Kim Hoque · Disability@Work Richard Rigby · The Prince’s Trust
26 Oct 2022
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Ben Harrison · The Work Foundation Dr Eleanor Carter · Government Outcomes Lab, Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford Jonathan Cribb · Institute for Fiscal Studies Louise Murphy · Resolution Foundation Stephen Evans · Learning and Work Institute Tony Wilson · Institute for Employment Studies
5 Jan 2022
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Hannah Slaughter · Resolution Foundation Richard Hughes · Office for Budget Responsibility Sam Avanzo Windett · Learning and Work Institute Tony Wilson · Institute for Employment Studies
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Eighth Report - Plan for Jobs and employment support HC 600 19 Jul 2023 38 Overdue
Recommendations & Conclusions
6 results
Clear
2 Recommendation Accepted in Part
Eighth Report - Plan for Jobs and…
Expand Youth Hub eligibility for economically inactive young people not claiming Universal Credit
DWP Youth Hubs offer vital services to young people and the provision of mental health support services in all Youth Hubs is a critical part of that. However, not all young people who need this support are currently able to … Read more
Government Response
The government announced expanded access to the Youth Offer for young people on Universal Credit, but states that extending services to economically inactive young people not claiming Universal Credit remains at the discretion of individual Youth Hubs or their partners.
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5 Recommendation Accepted in Part
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Roll out Individual Placement and Support in Primary Care nationally with devolved administrations
We welcome the joint DWP and the DHSC Individual Placement and Support in Primary Care (IPSPC) initiative that has tried out embedding employment support in mental health services for mild to moderate mental health conditions. The Department should work with … Read more
Government Response
The government states that the IPSPC programme already targets individuals with both physical and mental health conditions and is being extended to support more disabled people in England. While health is devolved, they commit to sharing expertise and exploring opportunities for wider availability of evidence-based models with devolved administrations.
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10 Recommendation Accepted in Part
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Support employers to create job roles and workplaces attractive to older workers.
Ageism in the workplace is an important issue that needs to be confronted if this demographic is to be successfully supported to stay in or re-enter employment. Employers should be supported by DWP to create job roles and a workplace … Read more
Government Response
The government states it is committed to helping older workers through existing programmes like Midlife MOTs and engaging with the private sector. However, it does not propose to establish any new age-specific schemes for employers at this time.
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23 Recommendation Accepted in Part
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Launch targeted marketing campaign to raise Access to Work awareness among employers and disabled people
Access to Work is seen as being a very successful programme with positive impacts for claimants. However, employer awareness of the scheme is limited and there are many more people with a disability or health condition who could benefit from … Read more
Government Response
The government has introduced Adjustments Passports to raise awareness of Access to Work among employers and disabled people and continues to explore new channels, but has not committed to launching a full marketing campaign as recommended.
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33 Recommendation Accepted in Part
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Devolve future employment support programmes to local authorities based on NHS care boundaries.
The current centralised delivery model for employment support does not make the most of local knowledge or expertise and promotes a one-size-fits-all approach to support design. A more devolved approach to support design and delivery would allow support to be … Read more
Government Response
The government rejects the recommendation to automatically devolve all future employment support programmes, citing concerns about consistency and value for money. However, it commits to trialling a more devolved approach within the Greater Manchester and West Midlands Combined Authorities to evaluate its effectiveness before wider rollout.
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34 Recommendation Accepted in Part
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Establish a devolved employment support system within a national framework with DWP oversight.
DWP should establish a system of devolved support that sits within a National Framework where DWP maintains oversight of programmes to ensure that delivery is of a high and consistent standard, that value is delivered to the taxpayer and that … Read more
Government Response
The government rejects the recommendation to automatically devolve all employment support, preferring a programme-by-programme approach, but has committed to trialling a more devolved approach in specific 'Trailblazer' deals with Greater Manchester and West Midlands Combined Authorities to evaluate its effectiveness.
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Government Response AI assessment · 38 of 25 classified
Accepted 11
Accepted in Part 6
Acknowledged 4
Deferred 8
Not Addressed 1
Rejected 8
Total 25 recs + 13 conclusions
Correspondence 3 letters
18 Oct 2023 Correspondence with the Economic Secretary to the Treasury relating to income protection insurance
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7 Jun 2023 Correspondence with the Minister for Employment relating to Plan for Jobs and employment support
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29 Mar 2023 Correspondence with the Minister for Employment and the Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work relating to statistics for DWP employment support schemes
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