Department for Work and Pensions: Recruitment

(asked on 21st January 2026) - View Source

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people recruited by his Department were aged 16 to 24 in each calendar quarter since 1 January 2023.


Answered by
Andrew Western Portrait
Andrew Western
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)
This question was answered on 23rd February 2026

As at 31 December 2025, we can confirm the following joiner data for the 16–24 age band:

Joining Year

Age Band 16-24 Joiners

Jan-Dec 23

1541

Jan-Dec 24

1622

Jan-Dec 25

1520

Total

4683

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