Work and Pensions written question – answered at on 26 July 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
(1) what steps he plans to take to assist people who are on benefits back into employment;
(2) what steps he plans to take to assist long-term unemployed people back into employment.
We have announced plans for radical reforms of the welfare to work system and the implementation of the Work Programme. The Work Programme will be an integrated package of support providing people with personalised back-to-work help based on need and not the benefit they claim. No final decisions have been taken on which customers will be supported by the Work Programme but we expect long-term unemployed people to be among those eligible.
We are also looking to make radical changes to the benefit system to make it much simpler, and to make the financial gains from moving into work stronger and more transparent.
We are determined to move quickly and are aiming to have the Work Programme in place nationally by the summer of 2011. Alongside the core Work Programme a series of individual support measures will be introduced to get Britain working, including Work Clubs and help with moving into self-employment.
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