Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Youth Hub work coaches are employed by his Department as of 19 October 2023; and how many were employed on the same date in (a) 2022 and (b) 2021.

As referenced in PQ190114, due to changes in claimant needs new Youth Hubs may open, and existing Youth Hubs may close. The number of open Youth Hubs and their required Youth Hub Work Coach resource may therefore fluctuate, as claimants access wider Youth Offer support.

Source: DWP’s internal Activity Based Model (ABM)

Notes:

• Data is correct as of end of September 2021, 2022, and 2023.
• Data is drawn as at the end of each month. Therefore, the end of September figure has been used for 2021 and 2022, and for consistency the same has been used for 2023.
• Figures were derived from the Department’s Activity Based Model (ABM), which provides Full Time Equivalent (FTE) figures based on point in time estimate by Line Managers. They cover only FTE of staff with paid employment performing activities as Youth Hub Work Coaches. They have been rounded to the nearest 10.
• The number of Youth Hub Work Coaches is unpublished management information, collected and intended for internal department use and has not been quality assured to National Statistics or Official Statistics standard. As the Department holds the information, we have released it.
• Youth Employability Coaches and other Jobcentre staff may also work from Youth Hubs which is not reflected in this data.