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<p>The DWP is committed to supporting people to get into, remain in, and progress in, employment. We therefore provide a wide range of support, including work coach support within Jobcentres, nationally contracted employment support, Access to Work, and programmes in partnership with other bodies, including the Department of Health and Social Care. The Government announced a wide-reaching package at the Spring Budget, including Universal Support, which builds on this existing support.</p><p> </p><p>Information for forecast spend is available for the current Spending Review period for the following programmes, as follows:</p><p>a) Spend on nationally contracted employment support programmes is forecast to be £510m in 2023-24 and £440m in 2024-25;</p><p>b) Spend on Access to Work grants is forecast to be £190m in 2023-2024 and £200m in 2024-25; and</p><p>c) The Spring Budget 2023 figures announced for Universal Support remain our estimate of costs at this early stage of the financial year. The forecast for the programme will be revised in the second half of the financial year as implementation plans progress.</p><p> </p> |