Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 79038
Employment: Young People
Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 22 October 2025
Question
Mr Andrew Snowden
Conservative — Fylde
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he plans to take through the benefit system to incentivise young people to work additional hours in Lancashire.
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsExtended periods of unemployment at a young age can have long-lasting consequences, including limiting of future employment prospects and reduced lifetime earnings. Early intervention is therefore critical. That is why our plan to Get Britain Working incl...
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