PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Unemployment: Young People (1 September 2015)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to tackle youth unemployment.
Asked by:
Helen Hayes (Labour)
Asked by:
Helen Hayes (Labour)
Answer
Youth unemployment has fallen 200,000 since 2010 and the youth claimant count has fallen for 44 consecutive months, to its lowest level since the 1970s.
As announced at the Summer Budget, from 2017 we are introducing the Youth Obligation, a new package of support for most 18-21 year olds on Universal Credit.
Answered by:
Priti Patel (Conservative)
7 September 2015
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