Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 76360

Older Workers: Training

Tabled: 10 September 2025
Answered: 19 September 2025

Question

Liz Jarvis

Liberal DemocratEastleigh

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to promote initiatives to help reskill older workers without IT skills.

Answer

Dame Diana Johnson
The Department for Work and Pensions currently offers support for those out of work, including older jobseekers, through its network of Jobcentres and through contracted employment programmes. Where a work coach becomes aware that a customer lacks digital...

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