Collection

DWP provider guidance

Provider guidance is for organisations contracted to deliver provision for DWP.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Published: 1 November 2013
• Last updated: 29 October 2026
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  1. 29 October 2026

     Added new document collection for Confident Futures including the link to the Confident Futures provider guidance.

  2. 20 August 2024

     Added a link to new guidance: Access to Work MHSS provider guidance for contracts effective on or after 20 August 2024.

  3. 5 June 2023

     New guidance added to Access to work for contracts effective on or after 5 June 2023.

  4. 13 April 2022

     Added a link to revised Work and Health Programme including JETS provider guidance.

  5. 11 February 2022

     Added link to 'Reducing Parental Conflict Programme closure framework' under heading 'Reducing Parental Conflict'.

  6. 28 June 2021

     Added a link to new guidance: 'Restart provider guidance'.

  7. 11 March 2021

     Added a link to new guidance 'Intensive Personalised Employment Support (COVID-19) provider guidance'.

  8. 29 January 2021

     Added a link to new provider guidance - 'Job Entry: Targeted Support (JETS) in Scotland'. This guidance is for Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) providers of the JETS provision in Scotland.

  9. 11 January 2021

     Added Job Finding Support provider guidance to this collection of guidance.

  10. 15 July 2020

      Added a link to new guidance - 'Work and Health Programme (COVID-19) provider guidance'. This is guidance that takes into account measures and restrictions imposed during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

  11. 1 April 2019

      Added Reducing Parental Conflict provider guidance to the collection.

  12. 21 June 2018

      Added new provider guidance for the Work Programme 2018 contract variation.

  13. 1 February 2018

      Added Work and Health Programme provider guidance to the collection.

  14. 3 April 2017

      Added the New Enterprise Allowance phase 2 provider guidance to the collection.

  15. 12 January 2017

      Added the Group Work (JOBS II) provider guidance to the collection.

  16. 12 August 2016

      Added the ESF 2014 to 2020 provider guidance to the collection.

  17. 19 December 2014

      Added New Enterprise Allowance provider guidance to the collection.

  18. 6 October 2014

      Added Supervised Jobsearch Pilot Guide and annexes.

  19. 30 September 2014

      Added Health & Work Service provider guidance to the collection.

  20. 18 August 2014

      Added the Work Programme Performance Management Regime provider guidance.

  21. 30 July 2014

      Added DWP Commissioning Strategy 2014.

  22. 27 May 2014

      Community Work Placements provider guidance added to the collection.

  23. 1 November 2013

      First published.

Access to Work

• Access to Work holistic assessments provider guidance for contracts effective on or after 5 June 2023
  • 16 July 2026
  • Guidance
• Access to Work MHSS provider guidance for contracts effective on or after 20 August 2024
  • 20 August 2026
  • Statutory guidance
• Access to Work provider memos
  • 29 July 2026
  • Guidance

Confident Futures

• Confident Futures provider guidance
  • 29 October 2026
  • Guidance

ESF 2014 to 2020

• ESF 2014 to 2020 provider guidance
  • 6 March 2023
  • Statutory guidance

Generic guidance

• Generic guidance for DWP providers
  • 30 July 2025
  • Statutory guidance

Restart Scheme

• Restart Scheme provider guidance
  • 29 October 2026
  • Guidance

Work and Health Programme

• Work and Health Programme provider guidance
  • 1 April 2026
  • Guidance
• Work and Health Programme provider memos
  • 30 July 2025
  • Guidance