Work and Pensions written question – answered at on 21 January 2014.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the current performance of the Work programme.
The Work programme is working and is getting people into sustained jobs.
Assessment of the Work programme performance has shown great improvements since the programme was launched in June 2011. Up until the end of September 2012, over 54,000 people had found lasting work (normally at least six months); by the end of September 2013, this has almost quadrupled to 208,000 people.
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