Youth unemployment

How Britain failed one million NEET young people: 'We're wasting a generation’s talent'
Young people walking in the street
Youth unemployment

How Britain failed one million NEET young people: 'We're wasting a generation’s talent'

Former health secretary Alan Milburn has published the first part of his review into why so many young people are not in education, work or training in the UK. Here's what he found
There has been a 60% rise in Big Issue vendors aged 18 to 24 since 2022: 'I wanted to be a lawyer'
22-year-old Big Issue vendor Paula Langa. Image: Exposure Photo Agency
Young people

There has been a 60% rise in Big Issue vendors aged 18 to 24 since 2022: 'I wanted to be a lawyer'

Youth unemployment has a 'long-term scarring effect' affecting finances and health decades later
Teenager on a laptop
Employment

Youth unemployment has a 'long-term scarring effect' affecting finances and health decades later

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