Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 906762

Unemployment: Young People

Tabled: 2 December 2025
Answered: 8 December 2025
Named Day

Question

Afzal Khan

LabourManchester Rusholme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to support young people into employment, education or training.

Answer

Pat McFadden
The government is investing £820m to help young people earn or learn through the Youth Guarantee. This includes a Jobs Guarantee where eligible 18–21-year-olds, who have been on Universal Credit and looking for work for 18 months, will be guaranteed six-m...

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