Question follow-through · 13262

Financial Services: Young People

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the number of young people financially excluded from mainstream banking, savings and credit products.

answeredTreasury

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Answering body
Treasury
Tabled
25 Jun 2026
Target answer date
29 Jun 2026
Answer
1 Jul 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 25 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the number of young people financially excluded from mainstream banking, savings and credit products.

  2. 29 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 1 Jul 2026

    Answer published

    Ensuring all individuals have access to the financial products they need is a key priority for the Government. The Financial Inclusion Strategy, published in November last year, sets out a range of ambitious measures for the Government and industry to imp...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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