DWP Employment Support

Public Accounts Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 21 May 2021 Closed: 16 Nov 2021 Parliament page
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a major impact on the labour market, and unemployment in the UK is expected to increase significantly. The Department for Work & Pensions (DWP) provides a range of welfare benefits and support for unemployed people through Jobcentres and through more intensive programmes, such as the … Read more
11 Recommendations
11 Conclusions
1 Report
1 Oral session
2 Letters
1 Event
Activity timeline 5 events
8 Nov
2021
Report published
25 Oct
2021
Correspondence
8 Sep
2021
Report published
13 Jul
2021
Correspondence
17 Jun
2021
Oral evidence
Oral evidence sessions 1 session
17 Jun 2021
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DWP Employment Support
Jonathan Mills · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero Margarita Morrison · Department for Work & Pensions Peter Schofield · Department for Work and Pensions
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Fifteenth Report - DWP Employment support HC 177 8 Sep 2021 22 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
1 result
Clear
20 Conclusion Deferred
Fifteenth Report - DWP Employment …
The Department has established a Commission to review the evidence base around in-work progression and...
The Department has established a Commission to review the evidence base around in-work progression and make recommendations to better support people in low-pay employment to progress.57 This consultation ended in December 2020, and its results were published on 1 July … Read more
Government Response
The government agrees with the recommendation (framed in its response as 4b) to respond to the In-Work Progression Commission's findings but states it is still carefully considering the recommendations and will respond shortly, while also outlining existing trials and planned work coach support from April 2022.
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Government Response AI assessment · 22 of 11 classified
Accepted 13
Accepted in Part 2
Acknowledged 3
Deferred 1
Not Addressed 2
Rejected 1
Total 11 recs + 11 conclusions
Correspondence 2 letters
25 Oct 2021 Correspondence from Peter Schofield CB, Permanent Secretary, Department for Work and Pensions, re TM15 – DWP Employment Support – Recommendation 2, dated 29 September 2021
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13 Jul 2021 Correspondence from Peter Willan, Chair, Richmond Heathrow Campaign, re Employment Support Follow up, dated 5 July 2021
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