Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 77776
Employment: Carers and Lone Parents
Tabled: 16 September 2025
Answered: 15 October 2025
Question
Ian Sollom
Liberal Democrat — St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance his Department has issued to work coaches on (a) tailoring (i) work and (ii) work search requirements for a (A) single parent and (B) lead carer down from a maximum of 30 hours a week to r
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsWork coaches have access to up-to-date guidance which includes information on tailoring work and work search categories for single parents and lead carers in a way that takes account of their circumstances. In certain circumstances the requirement to unde...
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