PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Work Programme (14 July 2014)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Work Programme for young black men.

Asked by:
Sir Stephen Timms (Labour)

Answer

The proportion of Job Outcomes achieved across the ethnicity groups is consistent with the proportion of referrals, attachments and Job Outcomes on the Work Programme as a whole.

A detailed breakdown of Work Programme referrals, attachments and Job Outcomes by ethnicity can be found at:

http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/WorkProg/tabtool.html

Guidance for users is available at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-tabulation-tool-guidance


Answered by:
Esther McVey (Conservative)
17 July 2014

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