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Written Question
Long Term Unemployed People
Thursday 12th March 2020

Asked by: Antony Higginbotham (Conservative - Burnley)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans she has in place to help the long-term unemployed back into the workplace.

Answered by Mims Davies - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)

This Government is committed to providing targeted support for people, regardless of the length of time they have been unemployed, so that everyone, no matter what their start in life, is given the very best chance of getting into work.

In both Jobseeker’s Allowance and Universal Credit, the Work and Health Programme uses the expertise of private, public and voluntary and community sector providers to deliver sustained employment for disabled people, certain priority groups and the long term unemployed (more than 2 years).

For claimants of Jobseeker’s Allowance, Additional Employability Support provides additional time for claimants who are long term unemployed – 18 months or longer – with their Work Coach to tackle barriers to work: it also includes targeted group sessions; case conferencing with a work psychologist; mock interviews and job application support; and a rigorous skills assessment.


Written Question
Long Term Unemployed People
Thursday 12th March 2020

Asked by: Antony Higginbotham (Conservative - Burnley)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to help the long-term unemployed find work.

Answered by Mims Davies - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)

This Government is committed to providing targeted support for people, regardless of the length of time they have been unemployed, so that everyone, no matter what their start in life, is given the very best chance of getting into work.

In both Jobseeker’s Allowance and Universal Credit, the Work and Health Programme uses the expertise of private, public and voluntary and community sector providers to deliver sustained employment for disabled people, certain priority groups and the long term unemployed (more than 2 years).

For claimants of Jobseeker’s Allowance, Additional Employability Support provides additional time for claimants who are long term unemployed – 18 months or longer – with their Work Coach to tackle barriers to work: it also includes targeted group sessions; case conferencing with a work psychologist; mock interviews and job application support; and a rigorous skills assessment.