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Employment and Support Allowance

Written question asked by Jim Cunningham (Labour) on Monday, 20 July 2015, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 20 July 2015 (named day). It was answered by Priti Patel (Conservative) on Monday, 20 July 2015 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the financial statement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer on 8 July 2015, Official Report, column 334, what the value will be of the new funding to provide additional support to help employment and support allowance claimants return to work; and what form this additional support will take.

Answer

· The Budget provided additional funding from April 2017, rising from £60m in 2017/18 to £100m a year in 2020/21.

· Further details will be set out in the autumn.

Type

Written question

Reference

7292

Session

2015-16

Financial Statement
Wednesday, 8 July 2015
Proceeding contributions
House of Commons

Transferred

Yes

Subjects

Employment and support allowance

Link

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