§ Mr. Woodallasked the Secretary of State for Employment what plans he has to encourage redundant workers to widen their area of search for new jobs.
§ Mr. John FraserAs part of the emergency measures announced recently by the Government, consultations were held with the Manpower Services Commission, and I am now advised that the following changes are being made in the transfer schemes which provide assistance to unemployed workers who are prepared to seek and take work beyond daily travelling distance of their homes.
Introduction of a new job search scheme which will provide free fares for job seekers to attend interviews plus an overnight subsistence allowanced if an overnight stay is unavoidable, facilities for a job seeker, with the approval of the Employment Service Agency, to go to a locality for up to two weeks to look for a job and in certain circumstances a free travel warrant to start work.
669WImprovements in the employment transfer scheme which include almost doubling of some of the grants and allowances plus a new rehousing grant of £1,000 for the person who having moved from an
EMPLOYMENT TRANSFER SCHEME Rate to 4th November 1975 Rate from 5th November 1975 (1) Settling-in grant … £7.84 £15 (2) Lodging allowance … £7.84 per week Changed to Temporary Separation Allowance at £15 per week. (3) Assisted fares for home visits … (a) Young Persons under 18 4 per year. (a) Young Persons under 18 4 per year. (b) Workers with dependents 6 per year. (b) Workers with dependents 12 per year. (4) Continuing liability allowance … Maximum £7.84 per week Maximum £15 per week (5) Disturbance allowance … £2.50 £6 per week (increased to £12 per week for the first three months of transfer). (6) Grant toward legal expenses … Three-quarters to maximum No change (a) £170 for purchase. (b) £250 for sale. (7) Rehousing grant … (a) Non-assisted area £135. (a) £150 (b) Assisted area £400. (b) £500 (c) Ex TOPS trainee £600. (c) £700 (d) Worker with children from Assisted area, purchasing for first time £1,000. (8) Salary limitation … £3,300 (£63.46 per week) £4,400 (£84.29)
JOB SEARCH SCHEME Rate to 4th November 1975 Rate from 5th November 1975 (1) Free fare for interview … Actual cost. (2) Speculative temporary transfer … Fare, plus Subsistence allowance of £5 for the first night. £3.50 subsequent nights. (3) Free warrant to take up employment.