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 DemocratSt 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 Timms
Work 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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