Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 30059

Tabled: 15 September 2026

Question

Shivani Raja

ConservativeLeicester East

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the causes behind the monthly increase of 60 youth claimants aged 18 to 24 in Leicester East in August 2026, as reported in the Office for National Statistics