Jobs crisis deepens as 300,000 'hidden' middle-class young people live off Bank of Mum and Dad
Reform UK MP Danny Kruger blasts Andy Burnham over record youth unemployment
TL;DR
- Around 300,000 young people in Britain are classified as 'hidden NEETs' – not in education, employment, or training and not claiming benefits.
- Four in five hidden NEETs live with their parents, and six percent receive financial support from relatives.
- Many hidden NEETs are older (22-23), may have degrees, and come from higher-income households compared to NEETs who claim benefits.
- Entry-level job vacancies have significantly decreased over the past year, impacting young graduates.
- These young people are 'invisible' to the state and are cut off from employment support routes.
- Despite being eligible for universal credit, thousands are not claiming it.