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  • Over 1 million young people are now "NEETs". Here's what should happen next.
  • The culture of useless degrees, entitlement and benefits that has spawned a million Neets
  • Opting out: why does Hong Kong have more idle youth than its Asian peers?

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neweconomics.org /1 month ago

Over 1 million young people are now "NEETs". Here's what should happen next.

A five-point plan for young people not in work, education and training

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conservativewoman.co.uk /1 month ago

The culture of useless degrees, entitlement and benefits that has spawned a million Neets

AN interim government report released on Thursday lamented ‘a lost generation’ of idle youth. The number of young people not in education, employment or training (Neet) is 975,000...

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scmp.com /1 month ago

Opting out: why does Hong Kong have more idle youth than its Asian peers?

A job market mismatch, shrinking demand for junior roles and relatively comfortable family living conditions have driven up Hong Kong’s share of young people who are not in educati...

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indiatoday.in /1 month ago

NEET-linked deaths hit highest level in 2025, data show

NEET-linked deaths hit highest level in 2025, data show

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theguardian.com /1 week ago

Ministers call for better tracking of teenagers at risk of dropping out of work or training in England

Councils and schools urged to do more as figures show there is no information on whereabouts of 32,100 ‘Neets’Business live – latest updatesThe government has urged councils and sc...

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theguardian.com /1 week ago

Tell us: are you a young person in northern England struggling to find work?

We would like to hear from young people in the north of England about their experiences of looking for workAbout 1 million 16- to 24-year-olds in the UK are not in employment, educ...

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yourcoffeebreak.co.uk /3 weeks ago

SMEs Must Be Central to Tackling Britain’s NEET Crisis

In the sweeping, headline-grabbing debates surrounding youth unemployment and social mobility, the… The post SMEs Must Be Central to Tackling Britain’s NEET Crisis appeared first o...

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conservativehome.com /1 month ago

The Neet crisis is not being helped by Labour policies

Britain spends vastly more supporting young people onto benefits than helping them into work – and the problem is being failed by Labour policies. The post The Neet crisis is not b...

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theguardian.com /1 month ago

What can the Dutch teach the UK about how to tackle the youth jobs crisis?

The Netherlands has the lowest rate of young people not in education, employment or training in the EUA shock government-backed report this week warned of the danger of a “lost gen...

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rtaccountants.co.uk /1 month ago

Finding the lost generation – How can businesses manage employment challenges?

It was warned by many businesses that rising National Insurance Contributions (NICs) and wages would combine with operational costs to make recruitment more difficult. Those warnin...

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theguardian.com /2 weeks ago

Where have all the first jobs gone? – podcast

The number of young people in the UK not in work, education or training is spiralling. How much damage could it do to their long-term prospects – and the country? Sammy Gecsoyler r...

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conservativewoman.co.uk /1 month ago

Idle youth UK: Are ‘Neets’ jobs being taken by migrants?

THE Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) published some startling figures on Thursday. The latest HMRC payroll data, their analysis reveals, shows that the number of young foreigners en...

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taxresearch.org.uk /1 month ago

There is a NEETs crisis – but it is being deliberately created by the government

This is the first of a number of reactions to yesterday's report by Lord Alan Milburn for the government on young people Not in Employment, Read the full article...

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bristolpost.co.uk /2 weeks ago

Bristol united as major new project launches to tackle problem of 'NEETs'

The city's biggest three youth organisations are joining forces in a historic partnership

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taxresearch.org.uk /1 month ago

The younger person’s view on the NEETs debate

In response to the NEET's report from Alan Milburn, to which I have already referred this morning, here and here, I invited my son, James, Read the full article...

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theguardian.com /1 month ago

‘A record of failure’: what’s in the first part of Alan Milburn’s Neet report?

The former minister paints damning picture of structural issues affecting 1 million young people in the UKAlan Milburn, the Blair-era cabinet minister turned social mobility advise...

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businessnewswales.com /4 weeks ago

Report Asks if Employers in Wales Could Support NEETs to Plug Skills Shortages

A new report from The Open University reveals a growing mismatch between employer needs and available talent – in turn preventing organisations from addressing persistent skills sh...

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thenational.scot /1 month ago

Is Scotland's Neet rate better than the the whole of the UK?

SCOTLAND has lower rates of young people not in employment, education or training than the rest of the UK. Or does it?

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labourlist.org /1 month ago

Milburn Review to set out stark NEETS challenge and call for whole system reform

A long-awaited review into youth inactivity warns that without urgent action the number of young people in Britain… The post Milburn Review to set out stark NEETS challenge and cal...

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rnz.co.nz /2 weeks ago

Young people say employment programme kept them from 'bumming out'

Youth unemployment is soaring and at nearly 15 percent - roughly three times that of the wider working population.

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theguardian.com /1 month ago

Rise in youth unemployment driving more to homelessness, UK charities say

Centrepoint warns young people facing ‘huge scarcity of work opportunities’ after Alan Milburn’s report on crisisThe growing number of young people not in work or education is driv...

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theguardian.com /1 month ago

The Guardian view on jobs and training: boosting young people’s chances should be a national mission | Editorial

Colleges and placements can help the 1 million 16- to 24-year-olds who aren’t earning or learning. But what they need most is workFor a few days at least, political attention is fo...

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taxresearch.org.uk /1 month ago

Do we really have a NEET crisis or should the government be looking at a bigger employment crisis for younger people?

In this my second post on yesterday's report by Lord Alan Milburn for the government on young people Not in Employment, Education or Training (NEETs)  Read the full article...

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am-online.com /1 month ago

Apprenticeship decline risks worsening NEET crisis

Automotive leaders warn falling apprenticeship starts could deepen the UK’s growing NEET crisis and worsen technician shortages.

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