Written questions

Unemployed People: Travel

Commons · Question 26591 · Tabled 27 Jan 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 4 Feb 2025

Question

Asked by Daisy Cooper

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of providing assistance for costs to unemployed jobseekers for travelling to in-person interviews for temporary jobs on minimum pay.

Answer

Answered by Alison McGovern, 4 Feb 2025

Our new Get Britain Working plan is designed to reform employment support and create a new jobs and careers service to help people into work. We know that travel costs can be a barrier to work for unemployed customers. Currently the Flexible Support Fund ...