Policy paper

Restart Scheme

The Restart Scheme will give Universal Credit claimants who have been out of work for at least 9 months enhanced support to find jobs in their local area.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Published: 14 December 2020
• Last updated: 26 April 2022
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  1. 26 April 2022

     Updated due to changes to the eligibility of the Restart Scheme. Restart Scheme eligibility criteria is expanded so that claimants who are in receipt of Income Based Jobseekers Allowance (JSA IB) can be referred. Claimants in receipt of New Style Jobseekers Allowance (NS JSA) are not eligible for the Restart Scheme.

  2. 18 January 2022

     Updated 'How the Restart Scheme will work'.

  3. 29 June 2021

     Updated guide to reflect that conversations with claimants about the Restart Scheme started on 28 June 2021.

  4. 28 April 2021

     Added Restart scheme: Contract Package Areas.

  5. 26 April 2021

     Updated the guidance following the signing of the Restart Scheme provider contracts. Removed 'Local tailoring in the Kickstart Scheme' documents as this activity has now been completed.

  6. 11 January 2021

     Added 'Local tailoring in the Restart scheme' in both HTML and PDF.

  7. 14 December 2020

     First published.

This publication was withdrawn on 21 August 2024

This page has been withdrawn because it’s out of date. Read the Restart Scheme provider guidance.

Applies to England and Wales

Documents

How the Restart Scheme will work

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Restart Scheme: Contract Package Areas

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Details

The Restart Scheme is part of the government’s Plan for jobs and was announced at the Spending Review on 25 November 2020.