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Universal Credit: Work Experience

Asked by Helen WhatelyConservativeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 17 March 2025UIN 36108

The question

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

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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