Written question asked by Tony Baldry (Conservative) on Thursday, 2 July 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 6 July 2009. It was answered by Lord Knight of Weymouth (Labour) on Wednesday, 15 July 2009 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.

Unemployment: Young People

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the Draft Legislative Programme 2009, Cm 7564, page 37, what steps will be taken from 2010 against a person aged under 25 years who has been unemployed for a year and who fails to take up a job, work experience or a training place.

Answer: From April 2010, we will require all young people aged 18 to 25 approaching the 12-month point of their claim to jobseeker's allowance to take up one of the offers included in the Young Person's Guarantee: a subsidised job, training or a place on the Community Task Force.We know that most jobseeker's allowance customers want to get back to work, and we expect the Young Person's Guarantee to help thousands of young people into jobs. Where a customer refuses to take up the job or provision they are referred to without good reason, the existing jobseeker's allowance conditionality rules will apply and they may be subject to a benefit sanction.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 496 c434W; 284960
Session: 2008-09
Related items: Building Britain's future.
Monday, 29 June 2009
Command papers
House of Commons
Subjects: Employment schemes Young people
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk