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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Albert Toth

One million young people will soon not be in education or employment for first time in a decade

The number of young people not in work, employment or training is set to surpass one million for the first time in more than a decade, new research has found.

The number of so-called “Neets” has risen by nearly 200,000 over the past two years to reach 940,000, new research from the Resolution Foundation shows. The biggest increases in the past few decades are among those inactive due to disability or ill health, it suggested.

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