Department for Work and Pensions written question – answered at on 8 December 2025.
Afzal Khan
Labour, Manchester 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.
Andrew Ranger
Labour, Wrexham
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to support young people into employment, education or training.
Pat McFadden
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
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-months paid work. We are also investing £725m for the Growth and Skills Levy will help support apprenticeships for young people, alongside reforms that will simplify the apprenticeship system.
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