Rachel Reeves has pledged to “abolish” long-term youth unemployment, targeting those aged 18 to 24 years who’ve been, broadly speaking, out of work, education or training for 18 months, and on universal credit. At that point, if all else has failed, they’ll be offered some sort of paid work experience. The policy went down well at the Labour conference, but some may think they’ve heard this sort of talk before…
What did the chancellor say?
“Every young person will be guaranteed either a place in a college, for those who want to continue their studies, or an apprenticeship, to help them learn a trade vital to our plans to rebuild the country, or one-to-one support to find a job,” Reeves said.
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