Autumn Budget 2025: Background Briefing

Ahead of the 2025 Autumn Budget on 26 November, this House of Commons Library briefing looks at the economic situation, economic forecasts and the public finances. The Chancellors budget scene setting speech is here.

Autism Roadshow Events Inspire Young People Across West Sussex

Autistic school pupils and their allies came together to celebrate their unique strengths and talents at two inspiring roadshow events organised by West Sussex County Council. Approximately 230 people have attended events in Burgess Hill, Crawley and at individual...

Survey of 330,000 Young People Reveals Their Top 10 Job Choices

Health, art/music, and sport top the list of job choices for teenagers, with growing interest in engineering, healthcare and construction as they move through school. A landmark survey of over 330,000 young people has revealed the top 10 jobs young people aspire to,...

November 2025 ONS: NEETs Drop to 946k as Gender Dynamics Reverse

The latest figures released today by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show 946,000 young people aged 16-24 were not in education, employment, or training (NEET) in July to September 2025, down from 948,000 in April to June 2025. This represents 12.7% of all...