Question follow-through · 12800

Youth Guarantee: Care Leavers

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will include bespoke support for unemployed care leavers in the Youth Guarantee.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
5 Nov 2024
Target answer date
11 Nov 2024
Answer
14 Nov 2024 · 9 calendar days after tabling

Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.

Recorded timeline

  1. 5 Nov 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will include bespoke support for unemployed care leavers in the Youth Guarantee.

  2. 11 Nov 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 14 Nov 2024

    Answer published

    We recognise the challenges care leavers face as they move out of the care system and are working closely with Department for Education to ensure care leavers can access the right skills, opportunities, and wider support, to move towards sustained employm...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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