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Jobcentres: Armed Forces

Commons · Question 26352 · Tabled 1 Sep 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 11 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by Darren Paffey

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Jobcentre districts (a) are without an operational Armed Forces Champion and (b) have been without one at any point in the last two years, and how long those districts did not have champions fo

Answer

Answered by Andrew Western, 11 Sep 2026

The Department supports Armed Forces customers through a network of Armed Forces Champions operating across Jobcentre districts, groups and areas. Armed Forces Champion support is not always delivered through a dedicated resource in each district, with ma...