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Welfare to work inquiry

Inquiry

Government response

Committee report

The Work and Pensions Committee has said that when the current Work Programme and Work Choice contracts are replaced in 2017, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) must more effectively focus its contracted employment programmes (welfare-to-work) on unemployed people with challenging problems such as drug and alcohol addiction, illiteracy and innumeracy, homelessness and very weak employment history.

Reports, special reports and government responses

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5th Special Report: Welfare-to-work: Government Response to the Committee’s Second Report of Session 2015–16
Inquiry Welfare to work inquiry
HC 720
Special Report
4th Special Report: Pension freedom guidance and advice: Financial Conduct Authority Response to the Committee's First Report of Session 2015-16
Inquiry Welfare to work inquiry
HC 719
Special Report
2nd Report - Welfare-to-work
Inquiry Welfare to work inquiry
HC 363
Report

Oral evidence transcripts

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14 September 2015
Inquiry Welfare to work inquiry
Witnesses Robyn Fairman, Strategic Lead, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark Pathways to Employment programme, Mat Ainsworth, Greater Manchester Lead for Employment Initiatives, New Economy, Dr David Halpern, What Works National Adviser, Cabinet Office, Kris Krasnowski, Director, Central London Forward, and Theresa Grant,Chief Executive Lead for Employment and Skills, Greater Manchester Combined Authority; Rt Hon Priti Patel MP, Minister for Employment, Matt Thurstan, Director, Senior Management and Business Management Team, Contracted Employment Provision Directorate, and Iain Walsh, Director, Labour Market and International Affairs, Department for Work and Pensions.
Oral Evidence
20 July 2015
Inquiry Welfare to work inquiry
Witnesses Sam Hanes, Principal Advisor and Head, Labour Market and Economic Growth, The Behavioual Insights Team, Dave Simmonds, Chief Executive, Centre for Economic and Social Inclusion, Kirsty McHugh, Chief Executive, Employment Related Services Association, and Tom Gash, Director of Research, Institute for Government; Liz Armstrong, Director of Health and Wellbeing & Integrated Services, APM UK, Christine Chang, Investment Director, Big Society Capital, Dan Jones, Director of Innovation Lab, Nesta, and Steve Hawkins, Chief Executive, Pluss (at 4.30pm).
Oral Evidence
Letter to Mr San Gyimah MP regarding prisoner apprenticeships (WTW0066)
Ms Jacqueline Smith (WTW0063)
Department For Work And Pensions (WTW0065)

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