Written questions

Restart Scheme

Commons · Question 11340 · Tabled 18 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 29 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Peter Lamb

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if plans exist for the continuation or replacement of the Restart Scheme ahead of its planned end in June 2026.

Answer

Answered by Andrew Western, 29 Jun 2026

Government committed at Spending Review to continued employment support for the Long Term Unemployed. DWP have already announced a future employment service for out of work Universal Credit claimants in four eligible groups - long-term unemployed people, ...