Question follow-through · 16969

WorkWell

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to her Department’s press releases entitled (a) Good work is good for health, published on 6 November 2024 and (b) New £64 million plan to help people stay in work, published on 7 May 202

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Answering body: Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled: 29 Nov 2024
Target answer date: 3 Dec 2024
Answer: 5 Dec 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

29 Nov 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to her Department’s press releases entitled (a) Good work is good for health, published on 6 November 2024 and (b) New £64 million plan to help people stay in work, published on 7 May 202
3 Dec 2024
Target answer date
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5 Dec 2024
Answer published
The original WorkWell funding settlement supported up to 59k participants based on unit cost. As part of our grant competition, and as outlined in our Prospectus, local systems were required to bid for the volume of participants they expected to support, ...

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