§ Mr. KeetchTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if Access to Work support will be provided for all elements of the New Deal with particular reference to non-waged voluntary options for young people aged between 18 and 24 years; and if he will make a statement. [34427]
§ Mr. Andrew SmithAccess to Work will be available for young people aged between 18 and 24 years old if they are on the Employment Option, the waged Environment Task Force Option and the waged Voluntary Sector Option.
Disabled people not in paid employment will not be eligible for Access to Work. However, help of the kind provided through Access to Work is available for those on the unwaged voluntary sector option, the unwaged Environment Task Force Option and the Full Time Education and Training Option from the funding available for New Deal.