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Social Security Benefits: Graduates

Asked by Steve DarlingLiberal DemocratDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 3 March 2026UIN 116094

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many graduates who graduated in the last five years are registered as claimants at jobcentres.

Answered by Dame Diana Johnson

There has been no assessment made of the number of graduates who have graduated in the last five years and are claiming benefits.

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