Hidden NEETs Highlight Why Employment Support Must Reach Beyond the Benefits System
Thousands of young people across the UK are outside education, employment or training without claiming benefits, raising an important question about how employment support reaches those who may not be connected to the traditional systems designed to help people into work. New research from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) examines this group, often described […]
Falling NEET Numbers Are Encouraging – But More Young People Still Need a Route Into Work
The latest figures showing a fall in the number of young people not in education, employment or training offer some encouragement, but the wider picture shows there is still significant work to do to connect more young people with opportunity. The latest data released in August 2026 shows an estimated 981,000 young people aged 16 […]