Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 108333

Employment Schemes

Tabled: 26 January 2026
Answered: 3 February 2026

Question

Patrick Hurley

LabourSouthport

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department have made on the potential impact of place-based employment support programmes such as JobsPlus in addressing levels of economic inactivity and unemployment.

Answer

Dame Diana Johnson
Jobs Plus is a community-based model with strong potential to tackle inactivity and unemployment. The department is testing the model in ten social housing communities across England. Jobs Plus and other place-based programmes such as the Get Britain Work...

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