Question follow-through · 121482
Social Security Benefits: Higher Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 18 February 2026 to Question 112415 on Social Security Benefits: Higher Education, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of trends in the number of people who lea
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- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 17 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 19 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 24 Mar 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
17 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 18 February 2026 to Question 112415 on Social Security Benefits: Higher Education, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of trends in the number of people who lea
19 Mar 2026
Target answer date
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24 Mar 2026
Answer published
No specific assessment has been made, or evaluation conducted, of the link between leaving higher education without completing and welfare benefits but we know qualifications matter. Data from the 2021 census showed, 1 in 5 young people aged 16-24 in full...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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