Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleAlan Milburn, leading a government review, warns that Britain faces a “lost generation” due to rising youth unemployment, with over 1 million young people potentially locked out of work, education, and training by 2031. His interim report predicts the number of young people not in education, employment, or training (NEET) could increase from one in eight to one in six, impacting 1.25 million individuals. Milburn attributes this crisis to a “failure of a system stuck in the past” and a severe lack of entry-level jobs, creating a “hopeless Catch-22” where young people cannot gain essential work experience. The report highlights a decline of 1.6 million low and medium-skilled jobs, a 35 per cent fall in apprenticeships over the past decade and halved hospitality vacancies, making the first rung of the career ladder inaccessible. It criticises the public spending imbalance, where £25 is spent on benefits for every £1 on youth employment support, with business leaders and charities urging urgent action to create more opportunities. In fullUK ‘at risk of a lost generation’ as 1.2m could be trapped in youth unemployment crisisThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

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In a sobering assessment in his long-awaited report, Alan Milburn says the number of so-called Neets is on course to jump by a quarter to 1.25million.

Britain is facing growing concern over the number of young people classified as “NEET”, not in education, employment or training, as experts warn the country could be heading…

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Milburn warned that the number of young Neets could rise to 1.25m within five years, with the current level already standing at 957,000.

Former Labour Cabinet minister Alan Milburn said that the total was more than the country spends on education each year.

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LONDON, May 28 — Britain risks creating a “lost generation” as the number of young people out of work, education and training nears one million and is set to keep rising, a...

A new report by Alan Milburn warns 1.25million young people could be out of work, training or education within the next five years, known as 'Neet'. Three major charity leaders…

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Britain risks creating a "lost generation" as the number of young people out of work and education surges, a government-commissioned review warned Thursday.