<p>For information regarding the gender and the disability status of those who have begun Kickstart placements I refer the honourable member to PQ <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-06-16/16981" target="_blank">16981</a> and PQ <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-05-24/6283" target="_blank">6283</a>.</p><p>The Department for Work and Pensions will be monitoring and evaluating the Kickstart Scheme throughout and after its implementation. We will gather data on the ethnicity of Kickstart participants through the planned Kickstart participant survey and using information recorded on UC systems. We will publish the findings of the evaluation once complete.</p>