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Employment Schemes: Young People

Asked by Sarah EdwardsLabourDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 27 April 2026UIN 908856

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What steps he is taking to support young people into employment, education or training.

Answered by Pat McFadden

Too many young people are not in employment, education or training, something we are addressing and which the previous Government did nothing about.

We are investing £2.5 billion into the Youth Guarantee and the Growth and Skills Levy to support nearly one million 16–24-year-olds into work, education or training.

Over the next three years, this investment will unlock up to 300,000 opportunities for workplace experience and training, along with 200,000 jobs through the £3,000 Youth Jobs Grant, the £2,000 apprenticeship incentive, and guaranteeing jobs for long-term unemployed young people on Universal Credit.

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