Over 1 million young people are now “NEETs”. Here’s what should happen next. A five-point plan for young people not in work, education and training 28 May 2026 Today, former health secretary Alan Milburn released the first report of his wide-ranging review into the crisis facing young people in the UK. Over one million young people in this country are now neither employed, in education nor in training (NEET). The report sets out Milburn’s diagnosis of the problem ahead of his policy...