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Youth Guarantee: Cambridgeshire and Peterborough

Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 2 December 2024UIN 16594

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to her Oral Statement of 26 November 2026 on “Get Britain Working” White Paper, Official Report, column 656, what additional funding for the Government's Youth Guarantee will be allocated to (a) Cambridgeshire and (b) Peterborough.

Answered by Alison McGovern

In the Get Britain Working White Paper, the government announced £45 million of funding for eight trailblazers in England to test delivery of the Youth Guarantee. Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Mayoral Combined Authority are one of the eight areas set to receive approximately £5 million to support 18-21 year olds access education, training and employment opportunities.

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