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Britain has added more than half a million people to the out of work benefit caseload for every Prime Minister to occupy No10 since 2019, according to new analysis published today by the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ).

Firms have a critical role to play in hiring Britain out of its NEETs crisis – but targeted subsidies, rather than expensive tax breaks, are the most cost-effective way of supporting employers to get young people into work, according to new Resolution Foundation analysis,...

Reversing UK employment tax rises ‘would do little to help young people find jobs’

Ministers should reject calls to reverse employment tax increases as a way to boost jobs for young people in favour of extra funding for apprenticeships and increasing the number of youth support grants, according to a leading thinktank.

A new report by Education and Employers has found that young people who experience the highest levels of employer engagement before the age of 16 have 80% lower odds of becoming NEET (not in education, employment or training) compared to those who had the least experience.

Learning and Work Institute has evaluated the first year of delivery of Full Potential, the Youth Guarantee Trailblazer delivered by Central London Forward.

The government needs to invest in the relationship between businesses and further education colleges if it is to reduce the number of young people not in education, employment or training (NEET), the Association of Colleges has said.

Thousands of young people across Great Britain will benefit from access to expanded employment and wrap-around support services as the locations of almost 180 new Youth Hubs are confirmed this morning [15 June 2026].

A major new national programme designed to help young people furthest from the labour market launches today in Blackpool.

Young Brits are set to benefit from Dutch style employment support as the Government steps up localised support to tackle rising NEET numbers.

Drawing on new evidence, this blog examines the decline in young people’s optimism about work, success and social mobility, and argues for a new deal to rebuild trust in Britain’s social contract.

Record number of young people fear long-term unemployment

Young people in England are increasingly “losing faith in their futures” according to a report, as record numbers fear long-term unemployment.

DWP launches hunt for 25 jobs guarantee national delivery partners

Applications have opened for organisations to deliver the government’s national jobs guarantee, with ministers expecting the scheme to support more than 90,000 long-term unemployed young people across Great Britain.

Young adults and over-50s offered training in care system in new bid to ‘get Britain working’

Hundreds of young adults and individuals over the age of 50 are set to receive training in the care sector, as part of a new initiative aimed at boosting employment.

An innovative employment support pilot spanning Medway to Merseyside has shown promise reaching social housing residents who are out of work but do not typically access mainstream support.

M&S launches new traineeship for 1,000 young people

Marks and Spencer is launching a new training scheme for young people trying to get on the career ladder in a bid to tackle the "growing youth unemployment challenge".

On Thursday 11 June, members of the House of Lords will debate welfare reforms and youth unemployment.

Reading Alan Milburn’s interim findings on young people who are not in education, employment or training, I felt a real sense of recognition.

Gareth Southgate: We need to teach boys differently to girls to get best out of them

The way boys are taught in schools should be changed to take account of their "fundamental differences" to girls, Sir Gareth Southgate has said.

Milburn Review: Early years sector could offer two-pronged approach to help tackle youth unemployment, leaders suggest

The early years sector could help tackle rising youth unemployment through both the early identification of children at risk of becoming NEET and by employing young people, the response to a government-commissioned review suggests.

This week, Deputy Chair of the Social Mobility Commission, Resham Kotecha, spoke at the Breaking Barriers Collective, an event hosted by the FE & Skills Collective and the Edge Foundation, focussed on solutions to help the UK’s over 1 million young people Not in Education,...

Half a million extra out of work benefit claimants for each PM losing job since 2019, analysis reveals

Targeted subsidies, rather than wasteful tax breaks, are needed for firms to tackle Britain’s NEETs crisis

Reversing UK employment tax rises ‘would do little to help young people find jobs’

Landmark work experience research report published in answer to Milburn Review

Evaluation of Central London Forward’s Youth Guarantee Trailblazer

To tackle the NEET crisis, FE and employer relations need investment, says AoC

Almost 180 more Youth Hubs to help young people build skills and find jobs

£8.5m work experience boost for young people furthest from the labour market

UK to roll out Dutch-style employment support across Britain

Britain’s broken social contract: Young people have lost faith in their future

Record number of young people fear long-term unemployment

DWP launches hunt for 25 jobs guarantee national delivery partners

Young adults and over-50s offered training in care system in new bid to ‘get Britain working’

Innovative, “hyper-local” approach to employment support completes two years

M&S launches new traineeship for 1,000 young people

Lords debates welfare reforms and youth unemployment

Why we must address education-business links to solve the NEET crisis

Gareth Southgate: We need to teach boys differently to girls to get best out of them

Milburn Review: Early years sector could offer two-pronged approach to help tackle youth unemployment, leaders suggest

No ‘one’ NEET solution: Social Mobility Commission Deputy Chair joins panel on the need for national and local collaboration across sectors