Asked by: Luke Evans (Conservative - Hinckley and Bosworth)
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 effectiveness of the Kickstart scheme in (a) Leicestershire and (b) Bosworth.
Answered by Mims Davies - Shadow Minister (Women)
We are pleased to say that, as of the 8th September, over 69,000 young people have started Kickstart jobs. Over 188,000 jobs have been made available for young people to apply for through the Kickstart Scheme with over 281,000 jobs approved for funding by the Scheme.
Below are tables listing the number of Kickstart jobs which have been made available and started by young people to date by geographical area of Great Britain and work sector. The figures used are correct as of the 8th September and these figures have been rounded according to departmental standards.
We are currently not able to publish a breakdown below the regional and national level although expect to be able to do so in due course, this is because the information is contained across multiple systems and the work to gather and quality assure it would be a disproportionate cost.
From 18/08/2021 to 08/09/2021, over 4,800 jobs were made available each week, and over 2,800 started each week.
Although care is taken when processing and analysing Kickstart applications, referrals and starts, the data collected might be subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale recording system, which has been developed quickly.
The management information presented here has not been subjected to the usual standard of quality assurance associated with official statistics, but is provided in the interests of transparency. Work is ongoing to improve the quality of information available for the programme.
Location | Jobs Made Available | Total Jobs Started |
East Midlands | 11,900 | 4,170 |
East of England | 14,900 | 4,870 |
London | 38,400 | 15,170 |
North East | 7,500 | 3,170 |
North West | 24,000 | 8,830 |
Scotland | 13,800 | 6,140 |
South East | 21,700 | 7,460 |
South West | 14,000 | 4,660 |
Wales | 10,600 | 3,390 |
West Midlands | 16,900 | 6,150 |
Yorkshire and The Humber | 14,600 | 5,250 |
*These numbers are rounded and so may not match provided totals. Jobs Made Available include 1,000 non-grant funded vacancies and Total Starts include around 900 starts to non-grant funded jobs |
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Sector | Jobs Made Available | Total Jobs Started |
Administration | 46,900 | 17,420 |
Animal Care | 1,000 | 540 |
Beauty & Wellbeing | 1,300 | 520 |
Business & Finance | 6,700 | 2,540 |
Computing Technology & Digital | 13,100 | 6,110 |
Construction & Trades | 5,800 | 2,200 |
Creative & Media | 14,500 | 6,980 |
Delivery & Storage | 5,500 | 1,970 |
Emergency & Uniform Services | 400 | 160 |
Engineering & Maintenance | 6,200 | 2,110 |
Environment & Land | 3,500 | 1,450 |
Government Services | 700 | 130 |
Healthcare | 5,200 | 1,530 |
Home Services | 1,400 | 360 |
Hospitality & Food | 21,100 | 5,360 |
Law & Legal | 400 | 210 |
Managerial | 1,100 | 340 |
Manufacturing | 4,600 | 1,890 |
Retail & Sales | 29,200 | 11,370 |
Science & Research | 700 | 330 |
Social Care | 4,700 | 1,120 |
Sports & Leisure | 4,300 | 1,690 |
Teaching & Education | 8,900 | 2,570 |
Transport | 500 | 150 |
Travel & Tourism | 600 | 210 |
*These numbers are rounded and so may not match provided totals. Jobs Made Available include 1,000 non-grant funded vacancies and Total Starts include around 900 starts to non-grant funded jobs |
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Asked by: Luke Evans (Conservative - Hinckley and Bosworth)
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 effectiveness of the (a) introduction and (b) initial operation of the Restart Scheme for jobseekers in (i) the UK and (ii) Leicestershire.
Answered by Mims Davies - Shadow Minister (Women)
The Restart Scheme is still in its initial stage. It is aimed at supporting people who have been on Universal Credit in the Intensive Work Search Regime for 12-18 months into sustained employment. Referrals to Restart began in July 2021 and participants can spend up to 12 months on the scheme.
At this stage, it is too early to give an assessment of the effectiveness of the introduction and initial operation. However, a comprehensive, multi-strand evaluation will be undertaken to provide a robust analysis of Restart delivery and impact.
Asked by: Luke Evans (Conservative - Hinckley and Bosworth)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to consult (a) people with disabilities and (b) representative groups on any developments of her Department's strategic objectives following the covid-19 outbreak.
Answered by Justin Tomlinson
I refer the Hon Member to the answer I gave on 23rd March 2021 to question number 169969.
Asked by: Luke Evans (Conservative - Hinckley and Bosworth)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to consult (a) people with disabilities and (b) representative groups on her Department's strategic objectives following the covid-19 outbreak.
Answered by Justin Tomlinson
The Department for Work and Pensions places a strong emphasis on engaging with stakeholders to inform health and disability policy. Before the Covid-19 outbreak we hosted a series of workshops across the country where local disability organisations and disabled people shared their experiences of DWP services and priorities for future changes. We have continued this engagement since Covid-19 with a series of virtual events with charities and disabled people, where we heard from people about the impact of the pandemic on their lives. The forthcoming Health and Disability Green Paper will reflect themes coming out of those conversations and ask for views on how best to address them. We will continue this engagement with further events with disabled people and their representatives in the run up to the publication of the Green Paper, during the consultation period, and beyond.
To support the development of the National Strategy for Disabled People and future work, the Government has already engaged widely with a diverse range of stakeholders, including the Disability Charities Consortium, the Regional Stakeholder Networks, individual disabled people and others.
Asked by: Luke Evans (Conservative - Hinckley and Bosworth)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress she is making on increasing the number of work coaches in (a) Leicestershire and (b) Bosworth.
Answered by Mims Davies - Shadow Minister (Women)
Bosworth constituency is home to Hinckley Jobcentre Plus, one of our smaller sites and has already had an additional Work Coach join the team since March 2020
Across the Leicestershire and Northamptonshire District, we have recruited an additional 302 Work Coaches so far with a further 52 joining us by the end of March 2021.