UK government department responsible for welfare, pensions and employment policy, which runs the Jobcentre Plus network.
Centre for Cities analysis of 2021 census data puts the Neet rate at 15.7% in England's 10 smallest cities and towns, against 13.9% in the nine largest. The gap is 1.8 points, and London and Birmingham still have the most young Neets by count.
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HMRC made 54,166 pension withdrawal repayments worth about £188m in 2025/26, City AM's Freedom of Information request found. Savers had to file a claim form to get the money back, so the total reflects who asked as well as who was overtaxed.
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UK hospitality employers pledged up to 100,000 placements of up to four weeks for Neets aged 18 to 24 over three years. It follows a retail pledge of the same size last month, so ministers now hold two matching commitments from separate sectors.
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Centre for Social Justice estimates the UK spent about £23bn on benefits and pensions for non-British nationals in 2025, rising to almost £27bn by 2030. The government says it does not recognise the figures because they appear to rest on small-sample survey data.
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England's National Careers Service has moved into the DWP, bringing about 500 advisers into Jobcentres that now serve claimants and non-claimants alike. Staff at risk of redundancy gain a public careers route, though in-depth adviser time goes to young people outside work or education and to disabled people.
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