Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 104741
Employment: Young People
Tabled: 12 January 2026
Answered: 21 January 2026
Question
Helen Whately
Conservative — Faversham and Mid Kent
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to ensure job placements are carried out fully under the Youth Guarantee.
Answer
Andrew WesternAs part of the wider Youth Guarantee, the Jobs Guarantee scheme will provide six months of paid employment for every eligible 18 to 21-year-old who has been on Universal Credit and looking for work for 18 months. The scheme will break the cycle of unemplo...
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