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Social Security Benefits: Higher Education

Asked by Shivani RajaConservativeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 18 February 2026UIN 112416

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate he has made of the number of people who leave higher education having completed their course and subsequently claim out-of-work benefits within (a) three months, (b) six months and

Answered by Dame Diana Johnson

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