Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 108333
Employment Schemes
Tabled: 26 January 2026
Answered: 3 February 2026
Question
Patrick Hurley
Labour — Southport
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 JohnsonJobs 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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