How do you get young people off benefits and into work?

Nearly one million young people between the ages of 16 and 24 in the UK are known as NEETS. That means one in eight young people are not currently in education, employment or training. This month the former Labour Minister, Alan Milburn will publish a long awaited review into how to get young people off benefits and into work. While the Government may be hoping this will cut the enormous benefits bill, it’s likely to come with a multi-billion pound price tag in terms of offering support programmes to young people and employers. David Aaronovitch asks how we've ended up with so many young people on benefits and what can be done to get them off them again?

Guests:

Eduin Latimer, Senior Research Economist at the Institute for Fiscal Studies

Lindsay Judge, Research Director at The Resolution Foundation

Stephen Evans, Chief Executive of the Learning and Work Institute

Production team:

Presenter: David Aaronovitch

Producers: Caroline Bayley, Alex Last and Kirsteen Knight

Editor: Richard Vadon

Sound Engineer: Sam Dickinson

Production Co-ordinator: Maria Ogundele