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Baroness Smith of Malvern (Lab)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 13 January 2026

Debate

Youth Guarantee Scheme: Evaluation

Contribution

They will not have to wait 18 months. The backstop at 18 months is a guaranteed job of six months. Before they get to that point, they will have received support much earlier on from specialist work coaches, access to the additional 300,000 opportunities through either a swap or work experience to try work, and the support of other organisations to help tackle the issues that may be keeping them out of the workplace in the first place.

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