EveryYouth CEO Nicholas Connolly reflects on Alan Milburn’s interim report, exploring why youth homelessness must be recognised as a key factor in young people becoming NEET—and what needs to change to improve outcomes.
EveryYouth Insights
EveryYouth works behind frontline charities across the UK, helping strengthen what they do through funding, partnerships, insight and practical support. EveryYouth enables brighter futures, and one of the ways we do that is by understanding the programmes and interventions that results in real change for young people experiencing homelessness.
Our Insight series brings together Network-level data, emerging learning and practical evidence from across the youth homelessness sector. By sharing the insights gained from our unique position, we aim to contribute to stronger programmes, better-informed policy and more effective support for young people facing disadvantage.
EVERYYOUTH INSIGHTS
EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING (EET) SuSTAINMENT
What enables sustained employment outcomes for young people experiencing homelessness?
Summary
This report explores patterns and trends across EveryYouth’s Network between 2021 and 2024, examining the factors that support young people experiencing homelessness to enter and sustain employment, education, and training outcomes over time.
Drawing on aggregated Network data from frontline Delivery Partners across the UK, the report highlights the role of practical support, participation barriers and sustained engagement in shaping longer-term outcomes.
The findings contribute to a growing evidence base around youth homelessness, employment sustainment and effective support approaches.
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