Every parliamentary written question tabled by Jim Shannon this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.
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Whether she has had discussions with the Department of Communities in Northern Ireland on support for families in relative poverty.
Delivering our manifesto commitment to tackle child poverty is an urgent priority for this Government, and the Ministerial Taskforce is working to publish the child poverty strategy in the Spring. Officials have already held discussions with the Departmen...
What steps she is taking with the Secretary of State for Education to encourage young people not in education, employment or training into (a) further education and (b) employment.
Under our plan to get Britain Working, we are working closely with the Department for Education to develop the new Youth Guarantee that will ensure that all young people aged 18-21 in England can access quality training opportunities, an apprenticeship or...
What discussions she has had with the Department of Communities in Northern Ireland on supporting young adults with mental health issues back into work.
Social security is devolved in Northern Ireland and is administered by the Department for Communities and it is for the Devolved Government to decide how to deliver employment support. The Department understands the longstanding negative implications unem...
What assessment she has made of the potential impact of rises in energy costs on disabled people who use electronic aids and adaptations at home during Winter 2024-25.
We understand that energy bills are a concern for many people. We believe the only way to protect bill payers permanently, including disabled people, is to accelerate the green transition towards homegrown, clean energy.This Government is committed to cha...
How many people are in receipt of a sickness benefit.
People ‘in receipt of a sickness benefits’ have been assumed to be those in the main phase of Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) and the Universal Credit (UC) Limited Capability to Work (LCW) and Limited capability for work and work-related activity (...
Whether she is taking steps to move those in receipt of the old state pension to the new one to help prevent financial hardship in winter 2024-25.
The Government has no plans to move people from the old State Pension system to the new State Pension system. It is not the case that everyone receiving the new State Pension (i.e. those reaching State Pension age on or after 6 April 2016) will receive mo...
What assessment has been made on trends of unemployment rates over the last 12 months.
The unemployment rate has fallen slightly over the last 12 months, by 0.1%pts to 4.2%. The unemployment rate does not capture everyone who is out of work. The economic inactivity rate has increased by 0.7%pts, equivalent to 350,000 people, over the same p...
What assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of trends in the number of young people in employment in the last 12 months.
The number of employed 16–24-year-olds has fallen by 183,000 in the last 12 months, driven by higher economic inactivity. DWP places a strong emphasis on developing policies that support young people into employment, whilst also acknowledging that their n...
How many people claim Pension Credit.
Based on the latest published Pension Credit caseload statistics (sources below), in February 2024 there were 1,359,475 households in Great Britain claiming Pension Credit. The published Pension Credit figures refer to households, so the number of individ...
If she will make an assessment of the sustainability of job centres in rural areas.
We have interpreted ‘sustainability’ to mean the viability of Jobcentres in rural areas. DWP has a network of 634 established Jobcentres across the UK. The location of Jobcentres needs to balance customer demand, the range of services it needs to offer and operational efficiency. If a Jobcentre is relocated, the Department fully assesses the likely impact, including completion of an Equality Assessment. We will be looking to work with a range of partners, including local areas to further develop and deliver our manifesto commitments which will inform wider thinking on the delivery of employment support.
What steps her Department is taking to help tackle unemployment for people aged between 18 and 24.
The Department understands the negative effects of unemployment can be particularly pronounced for young people and can have longstanding implications on their future earnings potential and life chances. This is why DWP have a particular focus on ensuring young people are supported into employment, whilst also recognising their needs will vary depending on where they live and their own individual circumstances. Existing operations will be reviewed in line with the new government’s priorities.The Governments Back to Work Plan is critical to growing the economy. This includes implementing a new national jobs and career service to help get more people into work alongside a Youth Guarantee, meaning more quality opportunities for training, an apprenticeship or help to find work for all young people aged 18-21 years old, to prevent them becoming excluded from the world of work at a young age.DWP currently provides young people aged 16-24 with labour market support through an extensive range of interventions at a national and local level. This includes flexible provision driven by local need, nationwide employment programmes and support delivered by work coaches based in our Jobcentres and in local communities working alongside partners.