Risk of 'dole queue' future for young people after Covid-19 crisis
by Larry Elliott Economics editor from Economics | The Guardian on (#5335T)
UK's 800,000 school leavers and graduates need jobs and education offers amid turmoil, says thinktank
Youth unemployment in Britain will reach the 1 million mark over the coming year unless the government provides job guarantees or incentives for school leavers and graduates to stay on in education, a thinktank warns.
The Resolution Foundation (RF) said that in the absence of action an extra 600,000 people under the age of 25 would swell dole queues, with a risk of long-term damage to their career and pay prospects.
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