Written questions

Unemployment: Young People

Commons · Question 83284 · Tabled 20 Oct 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 28 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to help support unemployed young people into work.

Answer

Answered by Dame Diana Johnson, 28 Oct 2025

The Department is committed to ensuring young people have access to the support they need to move into sustainable employment. DWP currently provides young people aged 16-24 with labour market support through an extensive range of interventions at a natio...