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Universal Credit: Work Experience

Asked by Helen WhatelyConservativeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 17 March 2025UIN 36106

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether it is her Department’s policy for claimants eligible only for basic Universal Credit who have not found employment after 18 months to undertake mandatory work experience placements.

Answered by Alison McGovern

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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