One in eight young people aged 16-24 are not in work or education (NEET), the highest it’s been in eight years. This is not a new challenge, but to tackle it we need new, local solutions. That’s why we set up Connected Futures. As we head into the next phase of...
On the day that the Office for National Statistics releases its latest unemployment figures, a new report from the education think tank EDSK, sponsored by Youth Futures Foundation, finds that on current trends it will take over 150 years before there are no longer any...
‘Today’s ONS labour market stats once again show the stark impact of the pandemic on the jobs market for young people – they continue to be the hardest hit, with under-25s accounting for three-fifths of the fall in employment. ‘A fifth of 16 to 17 years olds are now...
The UK economy is set to suffer its worst recession in more than 300 years. We know that young people are likely to bear the brunt of the economic storm to come. However, despite using the word ‘invest’ 18 times in his statement to the House of Commons, the...
There are almost 170,000 charities registered in the UK and many have had a front-row seat for the cataclysmic effects of COVID-19 in recent months. Embedded in communities up and down the country, charities have been working tirelessly to support individuals, in...