Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Central Freedom of Information Team [email protected]

Our reference: FoI 2990 Date: 14 September 2016

Dear Ms Darracot,

Thank you for your Freedom of Information request received on 16 August 2016. You asked “Welfare Reform Act of 2012. Section 16 Work Preparation requirements

To claim Universal Credit could mean being required to do work experience or a work placement. How does

Job Centre Plus secure such work experience or work placements and which DWP contractors are involved”?

Response:

Work Experience opportunities set up and facilitated by Jobcentre Plus are voluntary. The relevant Universal Credit Live Service instructions about work experience is attached separately.

Work experience can also form part of some of the contracted welfare to work programmes that are offered by the Department. The following lists outlines current programmes where work experience may form part of the help offered and which providers are involved in the delivery of those programmes.

Community Work Placements – Referrals to this programme ended on 31 March 2016 and the programme will cease on 31 October 2016.  APM   Interserve  Learndirect  Rehab Jobfit 

Specialist Employability Support  Doncaster Deaf College  Kennedy Scott  Remploy  Royal National College for the Blind   Steps to Employment

Work Choice  Advance Housing and Support  CDG Wiseability  UK  Momentum Scotland  Remploy  Seetec  Shaw Trust  The Pluss Organisation  Working Links

Work Programme   APM  CDG Shaw  G4S  Ingeus  Interserve  Learndirect  Maximus  Group  PeoplePlus  Prospects  Reed  Rehab Jobfit  Seetec   Working Links

If you have any queries about this letter please contact us quoting the reference number above.

Yours sincerely,

DWP Central FoI Team

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