Asked by: Angela Crawley (Scottish National Party - Lanark and Hamilton East)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the impact on employment levels of having targets for work coaches.
Answered by Julie Marson
Our Jobcentre teams are committed to delivering a quality service to ensure all claimants receive the best possible support to meet their individual circumstances, and there is no target for Work Coaches on the number of people who move into work. Line managers coach their teams to ensure Work Coaches are skilled and empowered to manage their caseloads and are focussed on helping claimants move into or closer to work.
Asked by: Angela Crawley (Scottish National Party - Lanark and Hamilton East)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the impact of the end of the £20 universal credit uplift on young people living independently.
Answered by David Rutley
The £20 uplift to Universal Credit was temporary. There was no need to make an assessment when it was withdrawn.
The government understands the current cost of living pressures many are facing, particularly young people, and has taken action to support and help families with a total package worth £37 billion in 2022-23.
This includes helping all domestic electricity customers in Great Britain to cope with the impact of higher energy bills, with £400 off their bills from October through the expansion of the Energy Bills Support Scheme (EBSS). This is a doubling of the £200 of support announced in February, and there will no longer be any repayments. In addition, as part of the governments targeted response to rising energy bills, the government also introduced the £150 council tax rebate.
Over 8 million households across the UK in receipt of eligible means tested benefits will receive a one-off Cost of Living Payment of £650, paid in two instalments from 14th of July.
The Government is also providing an additional £500 million to help households bringing total funding for this support to £1.5 billion. In England, this will take the form of an extension to the Household Support Fund backed by £421m and is administered by Local Authorities. Devolved administrations will receive £79 million through the Barnett formula.
Asked by: Angela Crawley (Scottish National Party - Lanark and Hamilton East)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the impact of the cost of living crisis on unemployed young people in the UK.
Answered by David Rutley
The £20 uplift to Universal Credit was temporary. There was no need to make an assessment when it was withdrawn.
The government understands the current cost of living pressures many are facing, particularly young people, and has taken action to support and help families with a total package worth £37 billion in 2022-23.
This includes helping all domestic electricity customers in Great Britain to cope with the impact of higher energy bills, with £400 off their bills from October through the expansion of the Energy Bills Support Scheme (EBSS). This is a doubling of the £200 of support announced in February, and there will no longer be any repayments. In addition, as part of the governments targeted response to rising energy bills, the government also introduced the £150 council tax rebate.
Over 8 million households across the UK in receipt of eligible means tested benefits will receive a one-off Cost of Living Payment of £650, paid in two instalments from 14th of July.
The Government is also providing an additional £500 million to help households bringing total funding for this support to £1.5 billion. In England, this will take the form of an extension to the Household Support Fund backed by £421m and is administered by Local Authorities. Devolved administrations will receive £79 million through the Barnett formula.
Asked by: Angela Crawley (Scottish National Party - Lanark and Hamilton East)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether asylum seekers are able to access tailored job search support upon resettlement in the UK.
Answered by David Rutley
Most asylum seekers in the UK do not currently have the right to work and are therefore not eligible to access DWP employment services.
Employment support is however available to refugees and those entering the UK as part of a resettlement scheme which is delivered by the Home Office. Local Jobcentre Managers have considerable flexibility and expertise to provide tailored support to meet individual needs as required.