Dealing with the cost of living is essential to help young people out of Britain’s NEETs crisis
Kamran Malekzai writes for the Big Issue
22 September 2026
Kamran Malekzai wrote in the Big Issue about how the cost-of-living crisis is preventing young people from reaching their potential:
“The main point to bear in mind here is young people want to work. The government-commissioned Milburn review found that 84% of young people who are not in employment, education or training (NEET), want to be in work or training. A whole generation has been let down by successive governments that have failed to acknowledge the realities experienced by young people, especially those from low-income households.”
Topics Work & pay






