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Employment Schemes: Finance

Asked by Neil O'BrienConservativeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 20 July 2026UIN 18690

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to his answers to questions 8173 and 13206, in particular that the Get Britain Working initiative has been allocated £240m in 2025/6, if he will publish a breakdown of expected spending across the GBW initiative for the financial years i) 2026/7, ii) 2027/8 and iii) 2028/9.

Answered by Dame Diana Johnson

Get Britain Working (GBW) is a strategic objective, capturing several activities across the Department, each programme linked to GBW will report its’ spend against allocated budget. However, DWP do not report financial information in a way that consolidates all GBW related activities, over the Spending Review period (SR25).

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