Speeches

Emily Thornberry – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Emily Thornberry on 2015-10-14.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many income support advisers were employed by Jobcentre Plus in each of the last five years.

Priti Patel

The number of Income Support Advisers that were employed by Jobcentre Plus in each of the last five years is in the table.

Period/Year

Number of Income Support Advisors that were employed by Jobcentre Plus

2011/12

1,305

2012/13

1,088

2013//14

983

2014/15

1,172

2015/16 (part year only)

1,209

  1. The numbers for 2015/16 are for the period April to September 2015.
  2. The numbers of advisers are expressed as Full Time Equivalents.
  3. Source of management information: DWP Work Services Activity Based Management Tool.
  4. The management information contained within this document does not form part of any official statistics and is intended for DWP internal use only.