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PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Restart Scheme: Costs (18 May 2022)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an estimate of the cost of operating the Restart Scheme in each year of its expected operation.

Asked by:
Alison McGovern (Labour)

Answer

The Value of the Contracts for Restart (£2.5billion) is detailed on Contracts Finder. This covers the three-year referral period and service delivery. A review of the Restart Programme is being undertaken following the first full year of delivery. Any changes will be published on Contracts Finder in Autumn 2022.

The following Prime organisations were awarded Contracts to deliver the Restart Scheme.

G4S Facilities Management (UK) Ltd.

MAXIMUS UK Services Limited

Reed in Partnership

Serco Group

Jobs 22 Ltd

Ingeus UK Ltd

Fedcap Employment Limited

Seetec Pluss Ltd

The Restart contracts are accessible on Contracts Finder using the following link Restart Scheme - Contracts Finder. In relation to funding, under the Governments Transparency agenda, all spend data over £25,000 is published and can be found at GOV.UK. Spend is updated on a quarterly basis with the latest update published in March 2022.


Answered by:
Mims Davies (Conservative)
23 May 2022

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