Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 118731
Employment Schemes
Tabled: 9 March 2026
Answered: 17 March 2026
Question
Mr Toby Perkins
Labour — Chesterfield
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans his Department has to support the national rollout of community-led employment programmes such as JobsPlus following the conclusion of the pilot phase.
Answer
Dame Diana JohnsonJobs Plus is a community-led model with strong potential to tackle inactivity and unemployment. The Department is testing the model in ten social housing neighbourhoods to generate evidence on place-based support. The pilots will be evaluated to assess th...
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