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Unemployment: Young People

Answer

With over one million young people not in education, employment and training, this Government will not leave an entire generation of young people behind. The Government is investing an additional £2.5 billion over the next three years into the Youth Guarantee and the Growth and Skills Levy. This investment will support almost one million young people and create up to 500,000 opportunities to earn and learn, including through expanded network of Youth Hubs, earlier intensive support in Jobs Centres through a new Youth Guarantee Gateway, additional work experience and training opportunities, a £3,000 Youth Jobs Grant and £2,000 apprenticeship hiring payment for employers, and a fully funded six month job for long-term unemployed 18–24-year-olds.

We also recognise the crisis of participation that Alan Milburn has so clearly laid out in his interim report. We will use this interim report to continue to build our reforms and look forward to final recommendations in the Autumn.

No estimate is available of the number or proportion of people aged 16 - 24 years who are not in education, employment or training (NEET) in constituencies. The survey used to estimate 16-24 NEETs has too small a sample to produce robust estimates at this level. Estimates of the 16-24 NEET rate in English regions are available at Get Britain Working: Labour Market Insights April 2026 - GOV.UK

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

7857

Session

2026-27

Subjects

Unemployment Young people Gloucester

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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