The Government’s Plan for Jobs and DWP’s response to the pandemic introduced a number of measures to support the recovery of the labour market and help people return to work. Although these initiatives have shown some success at helping people re-enter the labour market, they have not been able to reverse the significant increase in economic inactivity, particularly among young people, older people and people with disabilities or long-term health conditions. In this Report we have looked at h...

The Government’s Plan for Jobs and DWP’s response to the pandemic introduced a number of measures to support the recovery of the labour market and help people return to work. Although these initiatives have shown some success at helping people re-enter the labour market, they have not been able to reverse the significant increase in economic inactivity, particularly among young people, older people and people with disabilities or long-term health conditions. In this Report we have looked at how successful the Plan for Jobs and DWP’s other employment support programmes have been at supporting people into work; we have proposed a number of meas Type: conclusion | Number: 38 | Response status: no_published_response Government response: The Government thanks the Committee for the report and inquiry on Plan for Jobs and employment support. The Plan for Jobs successfully supported people throughout the pandemic and our comprehensive employment support continues to help people start, stay a