Question follow-through · 22470

Unemployment: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what analysis his Department has conducted on the underlying causes behind the month-on-month increase of 15 youth claimants aged 18 to 24 in Leicester East between June and July 2026; and what immediat

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
28 Aug 2026
Target answer date
2 Sept 2026
Answer
8 Sept 2026 · 11 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 28 Aug 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what analysis his Department has conducted on the underlying causes behind the month-on-month increase of 15 youth claimants aged 18 to 24 in Leicester East between June and July 2026; and what immediat

  2. 2 Sept 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 8 Sept 2026

    Answer published

    The government is investing an additional £2.5 billion by 2029 into the Youth Guarantee and the Growth and Skills Levy, supporting almost one million young people and creating up to 500,000 opportunities to earn and learn. This investment will also create...

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Young People: Leicester East

15 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the causes behind the monthly increase of 60 youth claimants aged 18 to 24 in Leicester East in August 2026, as reported in the Office for National Statistics