Young people who came of age during the Covid-19 pandemic risk being left “on the scrap heap” without urgent action to re-engage those who have drifted away from work and education, according to the UK’s employment minister.
Alison McGovern told the Financial Times that the effects of disrupted education and lost opportunities for young people “to get their first boss” were now visible to work coaches in jobcentres.
This had compounded the effects of the previous decade, which “was not a good period for young people”, she said, warning of lasting effects on people’s prospects “if you end up on the scrap heap when you’re young”.
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