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
4 results
Clear
8 Conclusion Acknowledged
Eighth Report - Plan for Jobs and…
Minister intends root and branch review of Disability Confident scheme
We welcome the Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work’s intention for “a root and branch” review of the Disability Confident scheme and his acknowledgment of the role this will play in changing attitudes around disabled workers.
Government Response
The government acknowledges the review of the Disability Confident Scheme, stating work was paused due to a High Court decision but has now resumed, with officials refining recommendations based on gathered evidence.
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19 Recommendation Acknowledged
Eighth Report - Plan for Jobs and…
Expand eligibility for support programmes to include economically inactive people not receiving benefits.
The UK labour market is facing high rates of economic inactivity, driven up as a result of the pandemic and the ending of freedom of movement. Although rates have now somewhat recovered, there are many more people outside the labour … Read more
Government Response
The government highlights the UK Shared Prosperity Fund for local investment and outlines an additional comprehensive cross-government support package, including the WorkWell Partnerships Programme, aimed at increasing workforce participation for economically inactive groups. However, it does not explicitly commit to expanding DWP's own programme eligibility for non-benefit recipients as requested.
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21 Recommendation Acknowledged
Eighth Report - Plan for Jobs and…
Apply lessons from Kickstart evaluation to inform the design of future similar schemes
We have heard numerous positive reports about Kickstart, however, without a comprehensive analysis of Kickstart or any publication of data on employment outcome, it is not possible to say with any assurance how successful the scheme has been or what … Read more
Government Response
The government states that its employment support programmes, including the 'Plan for Jobs' package, undergo comprehensive analysis and evaluation, with outcomes measured and reported externally. However, it does not specifically confirm how lessons from the Kickstart evaluation will be applied to future schemes along Kickstart's lines.
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38 Conclusion Acknowledged
Eighth Report - Plan for Jobs and…
Plan for Jobs initiatives fail to reverse increased economic inactivity among vulnerable groups.
The Government’s Plan for Jobs and DWP’s response to the pandemic introduced a number of measures to support the recovery of the labour market and help people return to work. Although these initiatives have shown some success at helping people … Read more
Government Response
The government thanks the Committee, affirms the success of the Plan for Jobs, and highlights a comprehensive package of cross-government measures announced in Spring Budget 2023 aimed at increasing workforce participation and reducing economic inactivity among identified groups.
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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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