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Uk Parliament
18 June 2026
This briefing presents the latest statistics on youth unemployment in the UK as well as comparisons with other OECD countries.
UK Gov Dwp
15 May 2025
Nearly one million young people aged 16 to 24 in the United Kingdom are not in education, employment or training. One in 8 young people. And rising. Behind the statistics lie individual lives: aspirations thwarted, opportunities lost, futures placed on hold.
SKY News
28 May 2025
More than a million young people are not in employment, education, or training (NEET), a new report commissioned by the government has found. Sky’s Phoebe Southworth has been speaking to 16-24 year olds in Dudley.
SKY News
28 May 2026
Marc Bolland has been tasked with expanding opportunities for young people and delivering the government’s ‘youth guarantee’ for every person aged 18 to 21 to have access to employment, training or education.
The government spends 25 times as much on benefits for young people than it does on supporting them into work, the author of a major review into youth inactivity has said.
The Guardian
28 May 2026
The former minister paints damning picture of structural issues affecting 1 million young people in the UK
Youth Employment UK
17 April 2025
Today saw the release of the first report in the government’s landmark ‘Milburn review’ independent inquiry into the youth NEET rate. In this article, we provide an overall summary of the report.
BBC News
28 May 2026
PM calls Neet report 'sobering' as number of young people out of work and education hits 12-year high
More than a million young people aged 16 to 24 are not in education, employment or training (Neet) according to the latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) with a new report warning that things are only “getting worse”.
UK Gov
13 July 2026
Nearly one million young people aged 16 to 24 in the United Kingdom are not in education, employment or training. One in 8 young people. And rising. Behind the statistics lie individual lives: aspirations thwarted, opportunities lost, futures placed on hold.
BBC News
28 July 2026
Under plans to encourage young people into work, families will be offered a bursary to replace Universal Credit payments lost by starting jobs.
The Telegraph
29 July 2026
Despite submitting thousands of applications, visiting the job centre and appearing on the BBC, I’m forced to rely on Universal Credit
GB News
30 July 2026
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has criticised the growing use of Zoom interviews and artificial intelligence in recruitment, arguing the trend is making it harder for young people to find work.
GB News
27 July 2026
The Prime Minister said he might “increase the conditions on people required to receive benefits”, telling the BBC he believed “there are people out there who, with the right support, can go into work”.
Gov UK
24 July 2026
The Prime Minister has held his first calls with business representative organisations where he set out a new offer from government to Britain’s job creators.
The Guardian
28 July 2026
Young people will be expected to engage with new support to find work, Pat McFadden has said, as he announced parents receiving benefits could get £4,500 a year if their child starts an apprenticeship.
Uk Parliament
22 July 2026
In a new report, the Work and Pensions Committee welcoming early steps taken to prioritise work and training opportunities for 18 to 24-year-olds, while saying the government must “go further and faster” to tackle the “travesty” of so many young people being NEET.
BBC News
29 July 2026
Young people in their 20s are facing a tougher start to adulthood than any generation in almost half a century, according to analysis of UK data on housing, employment and wealth, carried out for the BBC.
Office For National Statistics
21 July 2026
Estimates of employment, unemployment and economic inactivity for the UK.
House Of Commons Library
27 July 2026
Unemployment data tells us about the strength of the labour market. Find the latest data on UK unemployment levels and rates.
GB News
4 August 2026
More than eight million people were claiming Universal Credit at the start of 2026, with new figures underlining the scale of the Government’s welfare bill ahead of the October Budget.
Daily Express
3 August 2026
Universal Credit is the catch-all benefit which has slowly replaced various other benefits for households. Universal Credit is the catch-all benefit which has slowly replaced various other benefits for households.
The Telegraph
29 July 2026
Despite submitting thousands of applications, visiting the job centre and appearing on the BBC, I’m forced to rely on Universal Credit
The Sun
11 July 2026
THE Government should consider hiking universal credit for 66-year-olds to prevent financial hardship from the state pension age increasing, according to a committee of MPs.
