Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 104746

Employment: Young People

Tabled: 12 January 2026
Answered: 21 January 2026

Question

Helen Whately

ConservativeFaversham and Mid Kent

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to assess the suitability of people for each job under the Youth Guarantee.

Answer

Andrew Western
As 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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