Source · Select Committees · Work and Pensions Committee
Recommendation 17
17
Accepted in Part
Paragraph: 93
The Department will, however, be limited by longstanding deficiencies in the collection and storage of...
Conclusion
The Department will, however, be limited by longstanding deficiencies in the collection and storage of data about Universal Credit claimants. The Department has told us that it does not have the mechanisms within the Universal Credit system to collect real time demographic data about participants in the Kickstart and Restart schemes. This means that the Department will not know the outcomes and experiences of different groups of people, including disabled people and people from BAME communities, on Kickstart and Restart until an evaluation is published once the schemes have closed. The same will be true of any employment support schemes linked to Universal Credit.
Government response summary AI-generated
The government understands the committee's point about data deficiency and, while not introducing general UC system markers, is exploring ways for claimants to self-declare circumstances. It is developing processes for armed forces and care experience data and will evaluate their impact, while Kickstart and Restart programs have their own evaluation processes.
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Government Response
The government responded to this report on 12 November 2021. No passage in that response could be matched to this conclusion. Read the response document ↗