Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 111749

Employment Schemes

Tabled: 9 February 2026
Answered: 13 February 2026

Question

Helen Whately

Conservative — Faversham and Mid Kent

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of 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 to generate evidence on place-based support. The pilots will be evaluate...
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