英国工作与养老金大臣帕特·麦克法登（Pat McFadden）前往诺丁汉的Boots总部，视察了首批受益于工党青年就业保障计划的18至21岁青年，并表示工作应成为解决青年心理健康危机的一部分 1。当前，英国不在教育、就业或培训中（NEET）的青年人数已超过100万 1。为应对这一问题，政府推出了青年就业保障计划，由纳税人为18至21岁青年支付六个月工资 1。
该计划最初在苏格兰中东部、伯明翰和索利赫尔、威尔士东南和西南等六个高失业地区试点，政府计划到11月在全国推行该计划 1。该计划最终将面向在英国领取通用信贷并求职至少18个月的18至24岁青年，目标在未来三年创造9万个补贴岗位 1。麦克法登同时批评现行通用信贷制度存在设计缺陷，暗示将推进福利改革 1。此外，Alan Milburn警告称，若不干预，到2030年NEET人数可能达到125万 1。Sainsbury’s也为年轻人提供10000个实习岗位 1。
Work should be a central component in addressing the youth mental health crisis, according to UK Work and Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden, who visited the Boots headquarters in Nottingham to meet the first 18- to 21-year-olds benefiting from Labour's youth employment guarantee scheme 1. Funded by taxpayers to cover six months of wages, the initiative aims to tackle the issue of the more than one million young people in the UK who are currently not in education, employment, or training (NEET) 1. To achieve this, the government plans to create 90,000 subsidized jobs over the next three years through the program 1.
Initially piloted in six high-unemployment regions, including Central Scotland, Birmingham and Solihull, and South East and South West Wales, the scheme is scheduled to be rolled out nationwide by November 1. Ultimately, it will target 18- to 24-year-olds who have been claiming Universal Credit and job-seeking for at least 18 months 1. Complementing the government's efforts, Sainsbury's has committed to providing 10,000 internship positions for young people 1. Highlighting the urgency of the intervention, Alan Milburn warned that without action, the number of NEET youths could reach 1.25 million by 2030 1. During his visit, McFadden also criticized the current Universal Credit system for its design flaws, hinting at upcoming welfare reforms 1.
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