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Government response to SSAC Occasional Paper 27: The influence of the social security system on educational and vocational decision-making at age 16

Government's response to the Social Security Advisory Committee report on how the social security system influences educational and vocational decision-making at age 16.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions, Social Security Advisory Committee, HM Revenue & Customs, Department for Education and The Rt Hon Pat McFadden MP
• Published: 26 October 2026

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Response to Social Security Advisory Committee (SSAC’s) report on: The influence of the social security system on educational and vocational decision-making at age 16

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Letter from the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions to the Chair of the Social Security Advisory Committee: Occasional Paper 27

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Letter from the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions to the Chair of the Social Security Advisory Committee: Occasional Paper 27

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This publication is the government’s response to the Social Security Advisory Committee’s (SSAC’s) Occasional Paper 27 on the influence of the social security system on educational and vocational decision-making at age 16.

That report looked at how the social security system interacts with the decision to remain in full-time education or pursue an alternative pathway after age 16.