Former Labour health secretary Alan Milburn has published his first major government-commissioned report on Thursday into the number of "Neets" – those not in education, employment, or training.
The number could reach 1.25 million within the next five years, risking a "lost generation", according to the report.
Currently, one in eight people aged 16 to 24 in the UK are Neet, but this could rise to one in six young people by 2031, the government-commissioned review found.
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