Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 3976
Employment: Young People
Tabled: 3 September 2024
Answered: 10 September 2024
Question
Jim Shannon
Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of trends in the number of young people in employment in the last 12 months.
Answer
Alison McGovernThe number of employed 16–24-year-olds has fallen by 183,000 in the last 12 months, driven by higher economic inactivity. DWP places a strong emphasis on developing policies that support young people into employment, whilst also acknowledging that their n...
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