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Number of young Brits not in education or work falls, new Neet figures show
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The government has previously said it wants to see “the potential of young people up and down this country fully realised, whether that be through education, training or work” and cited a £2.5 billion youth employment support package which includes a new apprenticeship bursary for families on universal credit.
The Institute For Public Policy Research said the figures confirm that “too many young people are still struggling to get a first foothold in work”. Launching his interim report, Mr Milburn said the characterisation of young people as not trying is “a myth”, adding: “The story of not trying, being soft, being a snowflake generation – I just don’t buy it.
The new prime minister said he would tell schools across the country to adapt their curriculum to fit the needs of local business through new “prestigious” technical education routes. In May, his review found the youth unemployment crisis is costing Britain £125bn a year, which is more than the country spends on education and almost double the defence budget.
Work and pensions secretary Pat McFadden said the government is “determined to turn the tide on the youth unemployment crisis”, which he said has been “years in the making”. Instead, he said, the issue is that the system is “no longer working”: “The problem is that for too many young people, opportunities are not growing – they’re shrinking.
“The answer isn’t simply to tell young people to try harder,” Henry Parkes, principal economist at IPPR, said. “These latest figures underline why we are addressing youth inactivity as a priority,” he said.
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- The Institute For Public Policy Research said the figures confirm that “too many young people are still struggling to get a first foothold in work”.
- Work and pensions secretary Pat McFadden said the government is “determined to turn the tide on the youth unemployment crisis”, which he said has been “years in the making”.
- “These latest figures underline why we are addressing youth inactivity as a priority,” he said.
- In May, his review found the youth unemployment crisis is costing Britain £125bn a year, which is more than the country spends on education and almost double the defence budget.
- Launching his interim report, Mr Milburn said the characterisation of young people as not trying is “a myth”, adding: “The story of not trying, being soft, being a snowflake generation – I just don’t buy it.
- Instead, he said, the issue is that the system is “no longer working”: “The problem is that for too many young people, opportunities are not growing – they’re shrinking.
- “The answer isn’t simply to tell young people to try harder,” Henry Parkes, principal economist at IPPR, said.
- The government has previously said it wants to see “the potential of young people up and down this country fully realised, whether that be through education, training or work” and cited a £2.5 billion youth…
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