Question follow-through · 7324
Unemployment: Older People
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of long-term unemployment among people aged over 50.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 5 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 9 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 16 Jun 2026 · 11 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
5 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of long-term unemployment among people aged over 50.
9 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
16 Jun 2026
Answer published
DWP published information on the economic labour market status of individuals aged 50 and over in September 2025. That can be found here: Economic labour market status of individuals aged 50 and over, trends over time: September 2025 - GOV.UK . More recen...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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