Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 101445

Employment Schemes: Young People

Tabled: 18 December 2025
Answered: 14 January 2026
Named Day

Question

Helen Whately

ConservativeFaversham and Mid Kent

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people does the Department estimate will be eligible for the Youth Guarantee at the beginning of the scheme, and for each quarter until the end of this Parliament.

Answer

Andrew Western
We are investing £820 million over the next 3 years in our Youth Guarantee to overhaul support and give a generation of young people a brighter future. Different aspects of the Youth Guarantee have different eligibility criteria. Young People claiming ben...

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