Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 38965

Employment: Armed Forces

Tabled: 18 March 2025
Answered: 24 March 2025

Question

Mark Pritchard

ConservativeThe Wrekin

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking with the Secretary of State for Defence to encourage young people claiming Jobseeker's Allowance to seek employment in the armed forces.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
The Department for Work and Pensions is committed to working closely alongside the Ministry of Defence to identify and support anyone in receipt of benefits with transferable skills to move into careers within the Armed Forces, with a particular focus on ...

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