Written Question
Wednesday 28th September 2022
Asked by:
Scott Benton (Independent - Blackpool South)
Question
to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what capital funding her Department has made available to facilitate the development of a new JobCentre Plus site in Blackpool.
Answered by Baroness Prentis of Banbury
The Department currently has no plans to develop a new Jobcentre Plus site in Blackpool.
Written Question
Wednesday 28th September 2022
Asked by:
Scott Benton (Independent - Blackpool South)
Question
to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what additional funding her Department has made available to support people in Blackpool into work.
Answered by Baroness Prentis of Banbury
In Blackpool, all customers have access to the Plan for Jobs offer, delivering a comprehensive range of support to help people back into work. Mainstream employment support is supplemented through DWP’s local Flexible Support Funded (FSF) provision, in response to needs identified within the local community, delivering tailored support to enhance employment prospects.
The local jobcentre team have the flexibility and discretion to make awards through Flexible Support Fund (FSF) that will enhance the employment prospects of the claimants and other customers with whom they are engaged. This includes single parents. Payments of FSF are discussed with the claimant on an individual basis as part of the support provided by Work Coaches on a day-to-day basis as part of the Jobcentre Plus offer.
Financial assistance for childcare costs is available to eligible parents undertaking activity to move them closer to the labour market or into work. Work Coaches regularly discuss support available during their interactions with claimants which includes support available for upfront childcare costs through FSF.
The jobcentre team continue to work with local employers to deliver Sector Work Based Academy Programmes (SWAPs) in various sectors including care, construction, and education. SWAP’s deliver short vocational training linked directly to vacancies within a particular employer or in a specific sector, helping customers to learn the skills and behaviours that employers in particular industries look for.
In additional the team are working in partnership with local organisations including Blackpool Council, Blackpool and Fylde College, and the Blackpool Football Club Community Trust, to provide a range of employment support programmes in the community.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 21 Mar 2022
Oral Answers to Questions
"3. What steps she is taking to help support pensioners with the cost of living. ..."Scott Benton - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 21 Mar 2022
Oral Answers to Questions
"I thank the Secretary of State for visiting Blackpool last week and for opening our brand-new, Government-funded youth hub, which will help young people to find work. Many pensioners will be extremely concerned about the recent increases in the cost of living. Alongside the measures that the Minister mentioned, what …..."Scott Benton - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 21 Mar 2022
Oral Answers to Questions
"Blackpool South has one of the highest unemployment rates in the entire nation, but there are more than 1,000 job vacancies in the local area. Despite that, many local businesses tell me that they struggle to recruit, as often they have few applicants for local roles and some of those …..."Scott Benton - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 07 Feb 2022
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"14. What steps she is taking to tackle fraudulent activity in the benefits system. ..."Scott Benton - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 07 Feb 2022
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"The vast majority of my constituents work hard and pay their taxes. They rightly expect the welfare state to be there to support them if they need it, but understandably they have little time for those who seek to exploit the system for their own ends. What investment is the …..."Scott Benton - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 03 Sep 2020
Kickstart Scheme
"The kickstart scheme is a brilliant example of the lengths that this Government are going to in order to support employment across the whole country. Will my right hon. Friend join me in urging businesses in Blackpool South to sign up and take part in the scheme, so that we …..."Scott Benton - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 29 Jun 2020
Oral Answers to Questions
" What steps her Department is taking to promote employment opportunities as the economy reopens and the covid-19 lockdown restrictions are eased. ..."Scott Benton - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 29 Jun 2020
Oral Answers to Questions
"My constituency currently has the highest claimant count in the whole UK, as the crisis has exposed the dependence of my local economy on tourism and insecure seasonal work. What steps is my hon. Friend taking to support those in communities such as Blackpool who are currently out of work …..."Scott Benton - View Speech
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