Personalised Employment Programme Pilot
A verbal update will be provided by Job Centre Plus.
Minutes:
The Board received an oral report on the Personalised Employment Programme Pilot, announced in July 2009. This pilot would operate across Haringey, Barnet and Enfield for a period of 4 years from March 2011, and offer flexible support mainly to Job Seekers Allowance claimants and Incapacity Benefit / Employment Support Allowance claimants. Phase 2 of the Flexible New Deal was due to be rolled out in the North and North East London Job Centre Plus district from October 2010; under the pilot scheme, Haringey, Barnet and Enfield will not be included in this roll-out, and it is anticipated that existing programmes would continue to cover any gaps created as a result.
A project manager from the DWP had been appointed, and the Council would be working closely with Job Centre Plus on the design and operation of the pilot. Further information on the scheme would be available at a forthcoming meeting with Job Centre Plus and the DWP, scheduled for 11 September 2009.
The Board requested that an update on the scheme be provided at a future meeting, once further information was available.
RESOLVED
That the update be noted.