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The Latest Breaking News from Alan Milburn

Young people abandoned to a life on welfare, Milburn report to conclude

Alan Milburn warned that just £1 is spent on getting young people back into work for every £25 spent on benefits

The Independent UK

Labour needs ‘system reset’ to tackle youth unemployment, report to say

Alan Milburn, who is leading review commissioned by government, says current strategy ‘going in wrong direction’

The Guardian - UK

Labour to expand youth work experience and training schemes

Announcement comes after former minister Alan Milburn says Britain has neglected a generation of young people

The Guardian - UK

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Britain’s anxious young adults struggle with modern workplace demands, warns UK govt advisor

A UK government advisor highlights challenges for young Britons entering the workforce. Rising anxiety, depression, and technology dependence are making adaptation difficult. The advisor suggests flexible work and mental health support can benefit the economy. This comes as youth inactivity, particularly among those not in education or employment, continues to…

The Times of India

UK risks losing a generation of youth to inactivity amid mental health crisis, social media impact: report

In a stark warning, a former government official highlights the looming economic crisis in Britain, where nearly one million young individuals find themselves without jobs, education, or training opportunities. A recent study sheds light on the escalating mental health challenges faced by this so-called 'bedroom generation', exacerbated by the pervasive…

The Times of India

Milburn warns of ‘shameful’ failings trapping young people on benefits

The former health secretary warned the situation led to ‘incalculable costs for their life chances’.

Evening Standard

UK’s ‘anxious generation’ of young people struggling to adapt to workplace

Former Labour health secretary Alan Milburn says firms must offer more flexibility and mental health support

The Guardian - UK

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Scrolling in bedrooms after midnight a driver of youth joblessness – Milburn

Young people are ‘sort of living in their bedrooms – they are on all the time, they’re never off,’ Alan Milburn said.

Evening Standard

Social media and mental health fuel youth unemployment crisis, warns jobs tsar

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The Independent UK

UK faces ‘economic catastrophe’ as young people are ‘rewired’ by smartphones, warns government’s jobs tsar

Alan Milburn called 16 to 24 year olds the ‘bedroom generation’

The Independent UK

Schools are ‘pipeline’ to joblessness for many people, says ex-Labour adviser

Ban social media and reform education to tackle scandal of young people not in work or study, says Peter Hyman

The Guardian - UK

UK has wealthy Europe’s ‘third-highest’ rate of young adults not in work or study

Resolution Foundation report says ‘crisis’ stems from rising ill-health and a failing system of benefits and job support

The Guardian - UK

Exam-obsessed school system doesn’t make the grade

Letters: Readers respond to Alan Milburn’s finding that exam-focused schools are failing to prepare pupils for the real world

The Guardian - UK

Are British schools ‘exam-obsessed’? Teachers think so

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Labour’s youth unemployment tsar hits out at ‘exam-obsessed’ British schools

The former Labour minister is currently leading a review into young people and work

The Guardian - UK

‘Exam-obsessed’ schools leave pupils unready for work, Alan Milburn says

Former minister leading review into young people and work cites survey showing most teachers decry lack of ‘soft skills’

The Guardian - UK

Young people ‘more likely to leave for health reasons when in low-paid, insecure jobs’

Research for TUC analyses link between job quality and economic inactivity, as UK youth unemployment rises

The Guardian - UK

Give mayors more powers to tackle youth unemployment crisis, says Alan Milburn

Exclusive: Government’s work tsar warns that having young people not in work will create ‘long-term scarring effect’

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The Guardian - UK

UK companies struggling to hire young people amid cost pressures, MPs told

Business lobby groups say firms less likely to take on staff with few qualifications or who have gaps in their CVs

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on rising youth unemployment: regional leaders as well as ministers must take action

Editorial: Worsening health is only part of the reason for the concerning rise in young people who are neither studying nor working

The Guardian - UK

UK parents fear young will be worse off for first time in a century, ex-minister warns

Alan Milburn says people feel ‘social contract is being broken’ as number of Neets climbs to 957,000

The Guardian - UK

Young bearing the brunt of UK tax and wage changes, says BoE economist

Huw Pill warns combined effect of national insurance and minimum wage rises have ‘acute’ effect on youth employment

The Guardian - UK

Starmer has no coherent social mobility plan, says top government adviser

Exclusive: Warning from Social Mobility Commission chair comes after UK report found ‘entrenched disadvantages’

The Guardian - UK

Alan Milburn launches major UK review into rising inactivity among young people

Report to highlight ‘uncomfortable truths’ and could recommend ‘radical change’, former health secretary says

The Independent UK

DWP chief paves the way for more benefit cuts as Starmer warned over spending

The OBR projects that Labour has added £11bn on to public spending – largely to pay for welfare reversals

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