Question follow-through · 19784

Youth Guarantee: Fraud

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential risk of fraud associated with the Youth Guarantee.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
16 Jul 2026
Target answer date
2 Sept 2026
Answer
2 Sept 2026 · 48 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 16 Jul 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential risk of fraud associated with the Youth Guarantee.

  2. 2 Sept 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 2 Sept 2026

    Answer published

    The Department for Work and Pensions takes fraud very seriously and we are taking a robust and rigorous approach to protect public money including across the entire Youth Guarantee. This includes on the Youth Jobs Grant where the Department conducts a com...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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