We would like to hear from young people in the UK about their experiences of looking for workAbout 1 million 16- to 24-year-olds in the UK are not in employment, education or training (Neet), according to a report published in May, which warned that the figure could rise to 1.25 million by the early 2030s without urgent government action.Alan Milburn, the leader of the review into why so many young people are economically inactive, said the UK risked opening up a “generational fault line” between young and old without urgent steps to overhaul schools, the health service, the welfare system and the jobs market. Continue reading...
About 1 million 16- to 24-year-olds in the UK are not in employment, education or training (Neet), according to a report published in May, which warned that the figure could rise to 1.25 million by the early 2030s without urgent government action.
Alan Milburn, the leader of the review into why so many young people are economically inactive, said the UK risked opening up a “generational fault line” between young and old without urgent steps to overhaul schools, the health service, the welfare system and the jobs market.
We would like to speak to young people living in the UK who are not currently in work or education, or who have been struggling to find a job.
Have you been applying for months without success? How many applications have you made? Have you struggled to get interviews or found yourself being repeatedly rejected or ghosted by employers? How has the search for work affected you financially or emotionally?
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