Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 101452
Employment Schemes: Young People
Tabled: 18 December 2025
Answered: 29 January 2026
Question
Helen Whately
Conservative — Faversham 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 WesternNearly 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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