Work and Pensions written question – answered at on 18 December 2012.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
(1) what assessment he has made of the reasons why the Work programme key performance measure did not achieve the minimum performance standard in the first 14 months of the programme; and if he will make a statement;
(2) whether he expects the Work programme to achieve the minimum performance standard in its first two years.
Job outcome performance has built up more slowly than our initial assumptions suggested, partly because Work programme providers are taking longer than expected to track and claim outcomes. Job entry data released by the Employment Related Services Association (ERSA) show the number of job entries per month has been rising and we would expect this to lead to increased job outcomes in the future. In addition we are working with all providers to improve performance and have issued formal contractual letters to those providers delivering contracts where performance is poorest. Our aspiration for the total levels of job outcomes to be achieved by providers remains the same.
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