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HANSARDTopical QuestionsDWP already has a range of provisions in place to upskill jobseekers to take on key roles such as HGV drivers, including through the sector-based work academy programme, which…07 Feb 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe have seen 130,000 people going into work through kickstart, working with employers. Way to Work is exactly the same, so we can showcase that local talent to local employers at…07 Feb 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThere is incredible work going on across DWP, including the launch of Jobs First. We are in every bridging hotel, our work coaches are at the forefront of helping people into…07 Feb 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend for highlighting the daily work that is going on in our jobcentres through Plan for Jobs, Way to Work, and our new additional jobcentres—150 more have…07 Feb 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend, again, raises the work of local DWP teams and jobs fairs, which we have seen in Way to Work. Up to 409,000 more people are on payrolls as a result of the DWP’s…07 Feb 2022HANSARDYoung Jobseekers: SupportYoung people claiming universal credit and searching for work are supported through our boosted DWP youth offer. This includes new, dedicated support from youth employability work…07 Feb 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend for highlighting that brilliant work. It is efforts such as those—the flexible support fund, the trust and empowerment that we have in our jobcentres, and…07 Feb 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs a result of the pandemic, many people who never expected to need help have worked with the DWP, as we have heard. Many Conservative Members have seen just what a change that…07 Feb 2022HANSARDMenopause: Women Leaving the WorkplaceI absolutely agree about the challenges when it comes to employment. That leads us to the need for a longer-term plan for pensions and everything that comes with it. Indeed, one…07 Feb 2022HANSARDArmed Forces Champions in JobcentresIn April 2021, we updated the offer in our jobcentres, boosting our network of armed forces champions to 50, supported by 11 area leads. They are focused on providing key support…07 Feb 2022HANSARDArmed Forces Champions in JobcentresYes, I can confirm that they will. The great work that is being done by our DWP armed forces champions in my hon. Friend’s constituency is playing out, for example, in how the…07 Feb 2022HANSARDArmed Forces Champions in JobcentresI absolutely agree with my hon. Friend. In Lincoln, the armed forces champion is already receiving good feedback in their role. They work with several councils and local homeless…07 Feb 2022HANSARDArmed Forces Champions in JobcentresWe have a new model of 11 armed forces champion leads across the DWP districts. We are working with armed forces champions and the covenant locally. We have 50 armed forces…07 Feb 2022HANSARDArmed Forces Champions in JobcentresI thank the hon. Gentleman for raising this issue. Universal credit now has an identifier to help us enhance support for all our claimants who may have a veteran background. Many…07 Feb 2022HANSARDHelp for Jobseekers: Local Employers and Skills ProvidersI thank the hon. Gentleman for asking me about walking the walk. I assure him that through our national employer and partnership team, NEPT, and the work we do across government…13 Dec 2021HANSARDProgression out of Low-paid JobsAs announced in the spending review, the DWP will enhance its support for universal credit claimants who are in work. From April next year, they will have access to a dedicated…13 Dec 2021HANSARDHelp for Jobseekers: Local Employers and Skills ProvidersI thank the hon. Lady for her question and welcome her to her post. I know that she has a strong interest in young people in every constituency doing as well as they can.…13 Dec 2021HANSARDHelp for Jobseekers: Local Employers and Skills ProvidersI am delighted, too. I am pleased to announce that more than 112,000 kickstart jobs have been started by young people across the UK. Many young people have found permanent jobs…13 Dec 2021HANSARDHelp for Jobseekers: Local Employers and Skills ProvidersI assure my hon. Friend that we work closely with the Department for Education. With the existing flexibilities in the benefits system for people taking up that training, DWP…13 Dec 2021HANSARDHelp for Jobseekers: Local Employers and Skills ProvidersThrough our place-based approach, the DWP is working closely with employers, skills providers and other Departments to support people into work. Our jobcentres connect directly…13 Dec 2021