Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 9172

Employment Schemes: Mental Illness

Tabled: 15 October 2024
Answered: 23 October 2024

Question

Jim Shannon

Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions she has had with the Department of Communities in Northern Ireland on supporting young adults with mental health issues back into work.

Answer

Alison McGovern
Social security is devolved in Northern Ireland and is administered by the Department for Communities and it is for the Devolved Government to decide how to deliver employment support. The Department understands the longstanding negative implications unem...
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