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Youth Guarantee

Asked by Helen WhatelyConservativeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 21 January 2026UIN 104743

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the Youth Guarantee on the jobs market.

Answered by Andrew Western

The Youth Guarantee aims to increase opportunities for 16-24-year-olds to make them work-ready and equipped to thrive. Success will be measured by improvement in employment outcomes, reduction in economic inactivity, and an increase in participation in education and training. We will monitor these outcomes nationally for all Youth Guarantee participants. This will build on already commissioned evaluation of eight Youth Guarantee Trailblazers and a planned full process evaluation of the Jobs Guarantee.

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