Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 21820

Young People: Education and Employment

Tabled: 3 January 2025

Answered: 13 January 2025

Question

Adam Dance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what sanction regime will be used for young people under the Youth Guarantee; how that regime will differ from the conditionality regime; and what assessment she has made of the potential impact of that

Answer

Alison McGovern

The Youth Guarantee will be available to all young people in England aged 18-21, not just those on benefits, and therefore sanctions are not relevant for many in scope of the Guarantee. Young people on benefits can access DWP’s Youth Offer and Jobcentre P...

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