Government jobs support plans ‘a mess’, DWP officials tell BBC

Government plans to speed up employment support for people affected by the changes to welfare benefits will be “undeliverable”, the BBC has been told.

As part of the U-turn on welfare reforms, ministers are expected to fast-track a £1bn support plan to get people into work, which was originally scheduled for 2029.

But officials at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) said the system was “a mess” and that there were “only a handful of people” working on the programme.

The DWP did not address the claims made by the officials but said it had taken “decisive action” and was “committed to driving up employment and opportunity across the country”.

A key aim of the government is to get more people into work in part to reduce…