Great to see House of Lords Youth Unemployment Committee report backing the Youth Employment Group's work and recs for a real #opportunityguarantee for young people and call for Kickstart extension and reform

Excellent thread by Tony Wilson explaining clearly what latest LM stats *actually* mean and issues, gaps & contradictions they highlight. Most striking to me: we spent less last year on empl support for disabled people than we did in a week of CJRS

In our latest episode of #insideyoured, Tony Wilson from Institute for Employment Studies said we are just not doing well enough at helping young people who face the greatest barriers to finding a sustainable job. Listen to the whole episode here: edsk.org/inside-your-ed…

We don't really have a public employment service any more, but with fewer people in work alongside record vacancies we really need one! Jobcentre Plus and its 20,000 work coaches need to be central to that - alongside Restart, JETS, careers services and local govt...

I really despair at this continued use of PAYE figures as 'showing record employment' - e.g. Prime Minister leaning heavily on it at PMQs today. We do not have 'record employment'. The official measure is below. It's 600k lower than pre-pandemic, and the recovery is stalling. 1/

Very quick survey for a very important research piece - please take part/share! #hybridwork #futureofwork

My heart sinks when I hear Ministers/ Prime Minister talk about campaigns to "get people off welfare and into work". I've two problems with it. First is language, which Catherine put much better than I could in the excellent @CovidRealities project: covidrealities.org/learnings/writ… 1/

Levelling-up Council Tax? Households in London and the South East are the least likely to be eligible for the £150 Council Tax Rebate as they are more likely to live in Band E+ properties. Over 1-in-10 of the poorest families live in Band E+ properties too and will also miss out.

The economy has bounced back quickly from the Covid pandemic, but the outlook for household incomes is bleak: addressing the living standards challenges ahead must be the priority. RF analysis of the April energy price rise & the Government’s response -🧵 resolutionfoundation.org/publications/t…

“Why is it that every time there is a crisis, rich men ask ordinary people to pay for it?”

Today's jobs figures are pretty poor again. Even clearer now that single biggest challenge is how we help older people back into work. Below shows change in 'economic inactivity' since pandemic. Incredibly, *80%* of growth is over 50s - up by 560k. Flat/ falling for all others 1/

Key read on long-term impact of 'taxation by stealth' on young people - worrying implications for future life outcomes of younger gens. Excellent and much-needed work by Intergenerational Foundation

the best weekly youth policy digest you can find by the brilliant Charlotte Jeffreys

your weekly youth policy gold from Charlotte Jeffreys at the @PrincesTrust

Employment down 500 000 since pre pandemic. But unemployment at its lowest since 1974 - what's happening? Inactivity. Up 5.5% or 460 000. Mainly over 50s & due to especially among men. Our problem is participation, not unemployment. Requires different solutions...1/2

So I often hear that what's happening in the UK economy is happening everywhere else too. But on the labour market, it really isn't. Take a look at graph below, showing change in employment rates across major economies since 2019. See if you can guess which one is the UK... 🧵

Today's jobs stats: mixed picture. Decent jobs growth at last; but I'm worried labour shortages are fuelling private sector pay that we can't sustain, pushing up prices (even as inflation cuts 'real' pay). Need to raise participation, reinvest £2bn+ underspend, support growth. 🧵