Public policy hub

System challenge

The youth unemployment and inactivity challenge is stubborn and public policy attention whilst well intended, has historically lacked the evidence-based long-term design to drive meaningful systems change for young people.

Our aim

To work with policymakers and the policy community to build more impactful public policy to deliver sustainable change, based on evidence of what works to help more marginalised young people enter and stay in good quality education, training and work.

How we support the policy community

Local and national policy makers

Central government, parliamentarians and regional and local government can work with us in a number of ways, benefiting from our experts, evidence tools, research and insights, youth inclusion work and more.

Expert policy partners

Collaboration across the skills, education, employment and youth policy communities is essential for collective change; our policy partnership projects bring our what works expertise together with leading policy experts.

Youth Employment Group

Youth Futures are the secretariat and a co-chair of the YEG; which brings together the UK’s largest coalition of youth employment experts working to support marginalised young people into good learning and employment.

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Key policy resources

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Policy papers, Research report Aug 2024

Youth Employment 2024 Outlook

Bringing together the latest data and evidence on the youth employment landscape to inform effective action.

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Policy papers, Research report May 2024

Balancing act: Youth apprenticeships and the case for a flexible skills levy

Analysis of the current UK Apprenticeship Levy and policy recommendations for how it can be adapted to provide a better apprenticeships system and workforce training support.

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Research report Dec 2023

Risk factors for being NEET among young people

Research report exploring the extent and degree of overlap between different forms of marginalisation among young people aged 13 to 25 in England.

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Policy papers, Research report Jul 2024

Launch pad: the future of youth employment hubs

The report is the first major piece of research on Youth Employment Hubs

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Policy papers, Research report

Supporting young people with a learning disability and or autism into employment

Summary report from research exploring the current landscape of employment support in England for young people with a learning difficult and/or autism, including promising interventions and key areas for improvements.

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Research report Jun 2023