The Youth Guarantee and the benefits system
This report, commissioned by Youth Futures Foundation and delivered by Learning and Work Institute, sets out the challenges and opportunities in young people’s interactions with the benefits system.
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This report, commissioned by Youth Futures Foundation and delivered by Learning and Work Institute, sets out the challenges and opportunities in young people’s interactions with the benefits system.
New research from Learning and Work Institute reveals a critical disconnect between the number of England’s young people who are not in education, employment or training and the number who receive employment support services.
Following the Government’s commitment to introducing a Youth Guarantee in England, something we first called for five years ago, L&W is launching a new project.
Marking International Literacy Day 2025, L&W Deputy Director Alex Stevenson reflects again on the state of play on adult literacy. Spoiler alert – the positives are harder to see.
Over 700 people have engaged in a new, community-led approach to finding work and increasing their earnings as a pilot programme involving social housing landlords across England enters its second year. Already, 150 participants have moved into work.
Learning and Work Institute deputy director Elizabeth Gerard responds to the NEET data released on 21 August 2025.