Work Programme
(asked on 17th January 2017) - View Source
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the participants in the Work Programme receive a wage from employers in addition to their jobseeker's allowance payments during their placement.
This question was answered on 23rd January 2017
Work experience undertaken through the Work Programme is unpaid. Participants will therefore remain on Jobseeker’s Allowance whilst participating on a work placement.
As the placements are unpaid, employers are not required to pay National Insurance contributions for participants.