Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 101452

Employment Schemes: Young People

Tabled: 18 December 2025
Answered: 29 January 2026

Question

Helen Whately

ConservativeFaversham and Mid Kent

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has been made of the potential impact of the (a) the Youth Guarantee and (b) the Government’s new scheme for under-25s on the workload of employers.

Answer

Andrew Western
Nearly one million young people aged 16 to 24 – around one in eight - are currently Not in Employment, Education, or Training (NEET). To tackle this crisis of opportunity, the government has expanded the Youth Guarantee. The Government is investing £820 m...

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