The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Timms on 2014-04-02.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much time someone enrolled on the new enterprise allowance spends with a mentor.
Esther McVey
The pre-start-up mentoring phase on the New Enterprise Allowance usually lasts for 8 weeks, although this can be extended to 12 in exceptional circumstances.
Post-start up mentoring support is also available throughout the first six months of trading.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Timms on 2014-04-29.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what funding is currently allocated to the Youth Contract; and what proportion of that funding is allocated for wage incentives.
Esther McVey
Our 2014/15 budget allocation for Youth Contract is £183.75m, of which £42.55m is currently allocated to Wage Incentives (23.2%).
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Timms on 2014-05-01.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much in budgeting loans was spent in each region of the UK in each of the last six years.
Steve Webb
Table 1 provides the Budgeting Loan expenditure in each region of Great Britain in the financial years from 2008/09 to 2013/14.
Information regarding annual expenditure for Social Fund schemes in Northern Ireland is a matter for Northern Ireland office and is not included in the figures below. Figures are therefore given for Great Britain and not the United Kingdom.
Table 1: Budgeting Loan expenditure by region between 2008/09 and 2013/14
|
Budgeting Loan Expenditure per Region (£ million) |
2008/09 |
2009/10 |
2010/11 |
2011/12 |
2012/13 |
2013/14 |
|
East of England |
28.4 |
30.3 |
27.9 |
29.1 |
30.0 |
27.6 |
|
East Midlands |
30.4 |
34.8 |
33.1 |
33.2 |
34.2 |
30.5 |
|
London |
64.0 |
64.9 |
58.9 |
57.5 |
54.0 |
47.7 |
|
North East |
31.2 |
34.3 |
31.9 |
32.6 |
33.8 |
31.2 |
|
North West |
69.6 |
72.4 |
65.1 |
65.3 |
69.0 |
62.8 |
|
Scotland |
49.0 |
51.9 |
48.5 |
48.3 |
49.2 |
44.5 |
|
South East |
36.3 |
38.1 |
36.6 |
37.1 |
37.7 |
33.7 |
|
South West |
24.6 |
27.1 |
23.9 |
23.5 |
23.3 |
21.3 |
|
Wales |
28.7 |
30.8 |
27.9 |
27.8 |
28.3 |
26.9 |
|
West Midlands |
49.1 |
53.1 |
49.3 |
48.5 |
48.7 |
45.3 |
|
Yorkshire and the Humber |
43.5 |
44.4 |
43.0 |
44.6 |
47.1 |
44.7 |
|
Total |
454.9 |
482.3 |
445.9 |
447.5 |
455.3 |
416.3 |
Notes
1. The information provided is (internal)Management Information. Our preference is to answer all Parliamentary Questions using Official / National Statistics but in this case we only have Management Information available. It is not quality assured to the same extent as Official / National statistics, nor does it include the same depth of information. For example the MI does not include expenditure on applications which were processed clerically and have not been entered on to the Social Fund Computer System.
2. All figures have been rounded to the nearest £100,000. Figures may not sum due to rounding.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Timms on 2014-06-05.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff will be employed in the specialist housing teams that will be established in univesral credit centres.
Esther McVey
A team exists to support current live service. This will expand as the rollout continues.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Timms on 2014-06-17.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of employment opportunities resulting from the Commonwealth Games; and if he will make a statement.
Esther McVey
It is estimated by the Organising Committee, Glasgow 2014 Ltd, that up to 30,000 employment opportunities will be created by the Commonwealth Games.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Timms on 2014-06-17.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he expects EU funding allocated to the Youth Guarantee to be drawn down in the UK.
Esther McVey
There is no EU funding allocated to the Youth Guarantee.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Timms on 2014-03-14.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the differential payment regime in the Work Programme in reducing creaming and parking.
Esther McVey
The independent evaluation explores the pricing structure of the Work Programme. The Department will publish findings once the independent evaluation of the Work Programme is complete.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Timms on 2014-03-26.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what measures he has in place to establish the extent to which work programme providers have assisted participants to improve their literacy and numeracy skills.
Esther McVey
The Work Programme is designed to be flexible and tailored to each individual, with some participants requiring more support than others which may include assistance in improving their literacy and numeracy skills. The Department has a robust performance management regime which includes assurance of service delivery at individual participant level
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Timms on 2014-03-28.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people returning to Jobcentre Plus after two years on the Work Programme are aged under 25 years.
Esther McVey
Statistics on the number of claimants who have returned to Jobcentre Plus after 104 weeks on the Work Programme by age group can be found at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dwp-statistics-tabulation-tool
Guidance for users is available at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-tabulation-tool-guidance
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Timms on 2014-04-02.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make it his policy that Work Programme participants should be eligible for the new enterprise allowance; and if he will make a statement.
Esther McVey
Work Programme Providers have the freedom to provide whatever support they think will be effective in supporting claimants into employment and self-employment.
Work programme participants may be able to access a loan to support them in setting up a business through the BIS start-up loan scheme