Naomi Clayton
@naomiclayton.bsky.social
Chief Executive at Institute for Employment Studies. Formerly Learning and Work Institute, What Works Centre for Local Economic Growth, Centre for Cities and Work Foundation.
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Almost a million young people to benefit from expanded support, new training, and work experience opportunities | Naomi Clayton
Yesterday’s announcements represent a significant step forward in developing a more comprehensive support offer for young people, reflecting what Institute for Employment Studies and the Youth Employm...
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December 8, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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But there's more to do to ensure that:
- Young people not on UC and looking for work have access to support
- All local areas develop comprehensive, joined-up support
- More employers offer young people high quality and meaningful work and training opportunities
- Young people not on UC and looking for work have access to support
- All local areas develop comprehensive, joined-up support
- More employers offer young people high quality and meaningful work and training opportunities
December 8, 2025 at 11:43 AM
But there's more to do to ensure that:
- Young people not on UC and looking for work have access to support
- All local areas develop comprehensive, joined-up support
- More employers offer young people high quality and meaningful work and training opportunities
- Young people not on UC and looking for work have access to support
- All local areas develop comprehensive, joined-up support
- More employers offer young people high quality and meaningful work and training opportunities
Alongside more detail on the Jobs Guarantee, it includes:
- Earlier intervention through a new Youth Guarantee Gateway for 16-24 yr olds on UC
- Wider community-based support through the expansion of Youth Hubs (available to all YP)
- Broader preventative action through e.g. data sharing
- Earlier intervention through a new Youth Guarantee Gateway for 16-24 yr olds on UC
- Wider community-based support through the expansion of Youth Hubs (available to all YP)
- Broader preventative action through e.g. data sharing
December 8, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Alongside more detail on the Jobs Guarantee, it includes:
- Earlier intervention through a new Youth Guarantee Gateway for 16-24 yr olds on UC
- Wider community-based support through the expansion of Youth Hubs (available to all YP)
- Broader preventative action through e.g. data sharing
- Earlier intervention through a new Youth Guarantee Gateway for 16-24 yr olds on UC
- Wider community-based support through the expansion of Youth Hubs (available to all YP)
- Broader preventative action through e.g. data sharing
LFS suggests that employment and unemployment have risen as economic inactivity have fallen but given volatility in data, it's difficult to determine whether these are genuine trends or the result of previous estimates overstating economic inactivity
August 12, 2025 at 7:47 AM
LFS suggests that employment and unemployment have risen as economic inactivity have fallen but given volatility in data, it's difficult to determine whether these are genuine trends or the result of previous estimates overstating economic inactivity
Hospitality and retail sectors have seen the largest declines in employment and among the fastest pay growth, pointing to the combined impacts of the rise in employers’ national insurance increases and increases to the National Living Wage.
August 12, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Hospitality and retail sectors have seen the largest declines in employment and among the fastest pay growth, pointing to the combined impacts of the rise in employers’ national insurance increases and increases to the National Living Wage.