Question follow-through · 121838
Special Educational Needs: Unpaid Work
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much has been spent on Supported Internships; and what the projected cost of the 12-month extension is.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 18 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 25 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 25 Mar 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
18 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much has been spent on Supported Internships; and what the projected cost of the 12-month extension is.
25 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
25 Mar 2026
Answer published
Since 2022, the department has invested around £33 million into supported internships to provide more opportunities for young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) to transition into sustained, paid employment. This investment has ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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