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8 May 2025

Getting the balance right: What the upcoming immigration White Paper needs to deliver to improve training for people in the UK

Elizabeth Gerard, L&W's deputy director, considers whether the upcoming White Paper, and changes to migration policy, can help to support the Government's wider objectives.

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15 April 2025

Labour market stats response, April 2025

L&W's chief executive Stephen Evans and chief economist Dr Helen Gray respond to the latest labour market data from ONS.

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9 April 2025

Spotlight on Aberdeen: A place-based approach to lifelong learning

In partnership with Ufi VocTech Trust, we’ve launched an innovative place-based collaboration to boost adult participation in learning across Aberdeen. This blog gives an update on our progress.

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4 April 2025

Three in five young people who are neither learning nor working have never had a paid job, new analysis finds

New research on the UK’s near one million young people aged 16 to 24 who are not in education, employment or training (NEET) reveals three in five (58%) have never had a paid job.

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26 March 2025

Responding to the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s spring statement 2025

L&W's chief executive Stephen Evans responds to the Chancellor of the Exchequer's spring statement on 26 March 2025.

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20 March 2025

Responding to the Keep Britain Working Review’s new report

L&W's deputy director Elizabeth Gerard responds to the latest report from the Government's Keep Britain Working Review on 20 March 2025.

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20 March 2025

Labour market stats response, March 2025

L&W's chief economist Dr Helen Gray responds to the latest labour market data from ONS.

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18 March 2025

Responding to the Government’s Pathways to Work Green Paper

L&W's chief executive Stephen Evans responds to Secretary of State for Work and Pensions' Pathways to Work Green Paper announcement on 18 March 2025.

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17 March 2025

Three tests for the Government’s health and disability benefit Green Paper

In an article originally published in FE News, Stephen Evans, L&W's chief executive, sets out three tests for the Government's forthcoming Green Paper on health and disability benefits.

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12 March 2025

Making a difference for young adult carers in higher education

Young adult carers are 38% less likely to gain a degree qualification than other young people – but recent research from UCAS shows that many young adult carers still aspire to university. As Jackie Woodhouse, Research Manager at Learning and Work Institute writes, this should be a wake-up call for the higher education sector.

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