Oral Question·Department for Work and Pensions
“What estimate she has made of the number of 16-24 year olds receiving Universal Credit.”
Tabled: 26 August 2025Answered: 1 September 2025
Asked by
Sarah Bool
Conservative — South Northamptonshire
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Answer from Hansard
The Minister for Employment (Alison McGovern)
The latest provisional statistics, taken from Stat-Xplore, show that in July 2025, there were 768,000 people aged 16 to 24 on universal credit. About a quarter of those young people—around 180,000—are on universal credit and in work.