Young Persons Guarantee: UK Youth Jobseeker Support Statistics

Official statistics on the Young Persons Guarantee (YPG) program offering job, training, or work experience to young jobseekers. The Scottish Government provides estimates for starts in Scotland, and it is a joint publication with UK government departments. The dataset was last updated on 2026-07 08.

Use Cases

• Analyze program uptake and effectiveness based on the statistics for starts in Scotland.
• Model demographic trends in youth unemployment based on the target age group (18-24) and benefit duration (6 months).
• Evaluate regional policy implementation based on the joint publication structure with devolved administrations.

Strengths

• Designated as Official Statistics, indicating a formal production process.
• Joint publication with multiple UK government departments and devolved administrations, suggesting coordinated data collection.
• Last updated on 2026-07-08, indicating recent maintenance.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Scottish Government, in joint publication with the Department for Business Innovation & Skills (BIS), the Devolved Administrations, and the Department for Work & Pensions (DWP).

Collection Method

Likely administrative data collection from the Jobseekers Allowance program.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:32:13.769106

Geography

United Kingdom, with specific estimates provided for Scotland.