UK Youth Unemployment Crisis Could Hit 1.25M by 2031
The review says 84% of NEET young people want work or training, and the crisis costs the UK £125 billion a year.
- On Thursday, former Labour health secretary Alan Milburn published an interim review warning the UK faces a "generational fault line," projecting young people not in education, employment or training could surge to 1.25 million by 2031.
- Mounting economic inactivity stems from a "whole system failure" where entry-level roles have plummeted, while the state spends £25 on benefits for every £1 allocated to employment support, creating systemic barriers.
- Official data for January–March 2026 shows 1.01 million young people are NEET, the highest in over 12 years, as hospitality vacancies halved in four years and apprenticeship starts plummeted 35% over the past decade.
- Work and Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden pledged to "work across government" to drive real change, announcing 300,000 extra work experience placements over the next three years to help young people gain a "foot on the ladder."
- Britain risks creating a "lost generation" if policy remains stagnant, with the crisis costing the country around £125 billion annually in lost tax revenue and higher welfare spending, signaling urgent need for systemic reform.
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