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<p>We acknowledge the Youth Employment Group’s report calling for the Government to
adopt a Young Person’s Guarantee and note the five recommended policy proposals.</p><p>
</p><p>The Government is committed to delivering targeted support for all young people,
no matter what their start in life or the challenges they face, to give them the best
chance of getting into work.</p><p> </p><p>Within DWP, the Youth Offer provides individually
tailored work coach support to young people aged 16-24 who are on the Universal Credit
and searching for work. We have recently expanded Youth Offer support to enable more
young people on Universal Credit to see a work coach in a Youth Hub or to benefit
from the expertise of our Youth Employability Coaches.</p><p> </p><p>By extending
the Youth Offer to other Universal Credit claimants we are helping more young people
not in education, employment or training who claim Universal Credit to access this
essential support. Some Youth Hubs will also offer a drop-in facility where these
young people who do not have a UC claim will be able to access support.</p><p> </p><p>Lastly,
we recognise that ensuring young people have the most appropriate support, education
or training to enable them to enter sustained employment and progress in their careers
requires a cross-government approach. In partnership with DfE and DCMS, we have established
a new cross Government Forum on Youth Skills for Life and Work. The forum provides
an opportunity for departments to identify and act on opportunities to work closer
together on crosscutting youth issues and to equip young people with the skills for
life and work that they will need to fulfil their potential and drive growth for the
country.</p>
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