Unemployment

Part of 1. Questions to the Minister for Economy – in the Senedd at 1:35 pm on 28 June 2023.

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Photo of Vaughan Gething Vaughan Gething Labour 1:35, 28 June 2023

We continue to invest in employability programmes that we either run or fund from the Welsh Government. Two good examples are Communities for Work Plus, which is delivered by local authorities, and ReAct+. Together with Jobcentre Plus—a UK Government function—we have in place a wide range of measures to help support unemployed people into work.

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