Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 83764

Unpaid Work: Young People

Tabled: 21 October 2025

Answered: 29 October 2025

Question

Mark Garnier

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing supported internship funding arrangements for young people aged between 16 and 19 who require additional support to enter the

Answer

Georgia Gould

The department is continuing to invest in supported internships by providing up to £12 million to March 2026 to support local areas to sustain their progress and develop their supported internship offers.This includes funding to expand the department’s pi...

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