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What advice, if any, did the Minister receive about demand for Youth Guarantee funding during the Budget 2026 process, by date and title?

Answered Question 29572 (2026)
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Shanan Halbert

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • What advice, if any, did the Minister receive about demand for Youth Guarantee funding during the Budget 2026 process, by date and title?

Answered by

Hon Penny Simmonds

Member for Invercargill · National Party · Minister for Tertiary Education

Answer

I received the following briefings on demand for funded Youth Guarantee places: 9 October 2025 - Further advice on Vote Tertiary Education Budget 2026 strategy 17 February 2026 - Further advice on immediate support for Youth Guarantee 05 March 2026 - Additional decisions on immediate support for Youth Guarantee 07 April 2026 - Advice to Budget Ministers on Vote Tertiary Education options.