Question follow-through · 101277
Jobcentres: Asylum
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether Jobcentre Plus staff receive training on trauma-informed approaches when working with refugees and asylum seekers.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 17 Dec 2025
- Target answer date
- 5 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 26 Jan 2026 · 40 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading · 13 Jul 2026
- Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading · 13 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
17 Dec 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether Jobcentre Plus staff receive training on trauma-informed approaches when working with refugees and asylum seekers.
5 Jan 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
26 Jan 2026
Answer published
The DWP launched introductory trauma informed learning in Summer 2025, following a successful pilot across 23/24; supporting staff to respond to experiences of adversity and trauma including that experienced by refugees and asylum seekers. The learning is...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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