Select committee: Public Accounts Committee
Conclusion 29
36th Report - Jobcentres
Published 2 Jul 2025
Addressed to HM Treasury
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Conclusion (the committee's words)
In its November 2024 white paper Get Britain Working, the government described its plans to reform employment support as the first steps to achieving its long-term ambition to achieve an 80% employment rate. From May 2018 to October 2024, the employment rate fluctuated between 74.3% and 76.4%.61
From: Public Accounts Committee, 36th Report - Jobcentres (HC 823), 2 July 2025
Government response
The government responded to the whole report on 4 June 2026 (deadline 2 September 2025).