Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 101455

Employment Schemes: Young People

Tabled: 18 December 2025
Answered: 13 January 2026

Question

Helen Whately

ConservativeFaversham and Mid Kent

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many of the 55,000 Jobs Guarantee placements will go to each of the six specified regions.

Answer

Andrew Western
For long-term unemployed 18–21-year-olds on Universal Credit, the Jobs Guarantee scheme will provide six months of paid employment. This will reach around 55,000 young people over the next three years.We know young people need support quickly and that is ...

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