Written questions

Restart Scheme

Commons · Question 11341 · Tabled 18 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 25 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Peter Lamb

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how his Department assesses the value in providing outcome payments to Restart Scheme providers in situations where participants enter employment through routes not directly facilitated by Restart provi

Answer

Answered by Dame Diana Johnson, 25 Jun 2026

The Restart Scheme is designed to provide tailored and intensive support to help people move closer to, and into, sustained employment. The value delivered by providers is not limited to matching participants with a specific vacancy. Providers work with i...