Oral Question·Department for Work and Pensions
“What recent assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of Jobcentre Plus in helping people get back into work.”
Tabled: 12 September 2024Answered: 7 October 2024
Asked by
Patrick Hurley
Labour — Southport
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Answer from Hansard
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Andrew Western)
To be frank, the current system is focused on the problems of yesterday. In the last Parliament, economic inactivity increased and the employment rate fell. We are planning fundamental reforms to the system that will focus on the problems of today and get more people into work, details of which will be set out in our forthcoming White Paper, “Get Britain Working”.