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Universal Credit: Work Experience

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to paragraph 3.26 of the Autumn Statement 2023, CP 977, what progress her Department has made on rolling out mandatory work placements for Universal Credit claimants who were unable to fi

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
6 Mar 2025
Target answer date
13 Mar 2025
Answer
17 Mar 2025 · 11 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 6 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to paragraph 3.26 of the Autumn Statement 2023, CP 977, what progress her Department has made on rolling out mandatory work placements for Universal Credit claimants who were unable to fi

  2. 13 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 17 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    Decisions about the future direction of the work, health and skills agenda will be set out at the multi-year spending review in 2025, building on the ambitions set out in the Get Britain Working white paper.

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