Government response to SSAC Occasional Paper 27: The influence of the social security system on educational and vocational decision-making at age 16
What was announced
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.
Key points, in the publisher's words
- 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.
Who and where
People
- Pat McFadden (MP for Wolverhampton South East (Labour)) · more news
UK bodies of power
- Department for Work and Pensions (UK government department) · more news
- HM Revenue & Customs (UK government department) · more news
- Department for Education (UK government department) · more news
- Social Security Advisory Committee (advisory non-departmental public body) · more news
Constituencies of the MPs named: Wolverhampton South East.
Where this sits in the 10 levels of power
Topics, as GOV.UK files them: Finding a job, Further and higher education, skills and vocational training.
Receipt
- Original: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-response-to-ssac-occasional-paper-27-the-influence-of-the-social-security-system-on-educational-and-vocational-decision-making-at-age-16
- Published 2026-10-26 11:00:03 UTC
- Read by this site 2026-10-26 11:30:13 UTC from GOV.UK
- Saved copy: receipt 2221, with its SHA-256 fingerprint
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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