Overview
- Official data show fewer than one in five 16–17-year-olds are in work and 946,000 people aged 16–24 are NEETs, about 196,000 more than in 2019.
- Alan Milburn says the long decline of Saturday jobs has left many school-leavers less work ready, with basic workplace habits harder to learn.
- An 11-member panel, including Dame Louise Casey, is overseeing the review, which is due to report in the spring.
- Options under discussion include personal pots for training or apprenticeships with access to out-of-work benefits reduced for those who do not engage.
- The review is studying Australia’s approach, which ties a youth allowance to job search or study and offers up to six-month paid placements with mentoring.