Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 22431

Tabled: 28 August 2026

Question

Shivani Raja

ConservativeLeicester East

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what comparative assessment he has made of the primary drivers behind the 91,030 increase in 16 to 24-year-olds classified as NEET between April to June 2024 and January to March 2026; and what cross-de