Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 101449

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, will claimants who reject a placement under the Youth Guarantee scheme retain access to benefits.

Answer

Andrew Western
The Youth Guarantee is part of a new social contract with young people opportunity matched by responsibility. Young people who can work will be expected to engage with the support offered. If the support is declined without good reasons, existing benefit ...

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