§ 22. Mr. StringerTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what measures his Department is taking to help people move from welfare into work. [93770]
§ Angela EagleIn the last two years we have launched an ambitious series of welfare-to-work reforms. We have invested almost £4 billion in New Deals, representing an unprecedented assault on worklessness. We are on target to meet our manifesto commitment to help 250,000 young people move from welfare into work, with 135,000 young people into jobs by the end of July. Our reforms are putting work at the heart of the benefit system.