"The government announced the review four days after publishing the findings of another review, by the former John Lewis boss Charlie Mayfield, which said young adults aged 16 to 34 were one of the key cohorts affected by an economic inactivity crisis. The number of 16- to 34-year-olds with a mental health condition who are economically inactive due to long-term sickness rose by three-quarters, or 190,000, between 2019 and 2024, Mayfield's review found."
"Pat McFadden, the secretary of state for work and pensions, said: The rising number of young people who are not in education, employment or training is a crisis of opportunity that demands more action to give them the chance to learn or earn. We cannot afford to lose a generation of young people to a life on benefits, with no work prospects and not enough hope."
"The Department for Work and Pensions said Milburn's review would make practical recommendations to help young people with health conditions access work, training or education ensuring they are supported to thrive, not sidelined."
Nearly a million people aged 16 to 24 are not in education, employment or training (NEETs). Alan Milburn will examine how mental health issues and disability contribute to youth inactivity and propose practical recommendations to help affected young people access work, training and education, with findings due in the summer. A recent review by Charlie Mayfield found that 16- to 34-year-olds with mental health conditions who are economically inactive due to long-term sickness rose by 190,000 between 2019 and 2024. The chancellor is expected to fund a youth guarantee offering paid work to eligible long-term universal credit claimants, and ministers describe the situation as a crisis of opportunity requiring urgent action.
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