News & articles
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
10 March 2025
20 seaside towns and former industrial areas are home to 1 in 10 people who are economically inactive due to poor health
New research from Learning and Work Institute reveals almost ten percent of people who are economically inactive due to poor health live in only 20 of the UK’s 372 local authorities, with these areas representing just 4% of the UK population. Seaside towns and former mining and manufacturing communities fare the worst.
6 March 2025
Place-Based Partnerships: Spotlight on Hull
In partnership with Ufi VocTech Trust, we’re identifying key barriers to learning in four areas across the UK and designing targeted solutions to overcome them. This is an update on our place-based collaboration work in Hull.
27 February 2025
Responding to the latest NEET data, February 2025
L&W's chief executive Stephen Evans responds to the latest ONS figures on young people who are not in education, employment or training.
