Connect to Work
Commons · Question 92529 · Tabled 19 Nov 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Damian Hinds
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he will assess the potential merits of allowing local authorities to roll over unspent Connect to Work funding into the following year.
Answer
Answered by Dame Diana Johnson, 26 Nov 2025
Expenditure on Connect to Work is annualised in line with standard practice for managing public funds. To retain funding controls, my Department cannot automatically carry forward underspends into future years. As part of the Connect to Work Delivery Plan...