Unemployment: Mental Health
Commons · Question 83758 · Tabled 21 Oct 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 29 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Mark Garnier
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of mental health on trends in the number of people who are not in education, employment or training; and whether this is reflected in supp
Answer
Answered by Dame Diana Johnson, 29 Oct 2025
We know that quality employment, education, and training have a positive impact on mental health, and leads to greater independence and a feeling of fully participating in society. That is why, as set out in the Get Britain Working White Paper, DWP and Df...