The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced that over one million jobseekers could benefit from extra training following the latest changes to Universal Credit.
Across the UK, Universal Credit claimants can attend full-time work-related training courses for up to 12 weeks while still receiving benefit payments, following an extension to the rule changes around the DWP Train and Progress (TaP) initiative.
Before the DWP Train and Progress initiative started in April 2021 claimants were limited to training lasting just eight weeks, but since the rules were changed, jobseekers have benefited from the improved training opportunities, part of building a higher skilled, higher paid economy.
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