Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of participants in the Youth Obligation are still unemployed after six months; and what proportion of those still unemployed (a) have moved into an apprenticeship or traineeship or (b) taken up a work experience placement organised by the Department in the most recent period for which figures are available.

The latest administrative data indicates that around 11,600 claimants had started their Youth Obligation journey.

We do not currently have validated data on the small number of claimants who have received six months intensive support as the programme is in its early stages, but this data will develop as the programme progresses and we will consider the most effective way to publish it.