Work Programme

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Work and Pensions – in the House of Commons at 2:30 pm on 1 July 2013.

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Photo of Mark Hoban Mark Hoban The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions 2:30, 1 July 2013

Under previous schemes, money was paid upfront to providers without much attention being paid to whether people got jobs and work. Under this scheme, the interests of taxpayers, the unemployed and providers are closely aligned, because providers get paid only if they get people into work for six months.