TUC: 'Only a matter of time' before dole queues rise again

The general secretary of the TUC has said it only a matter of time before the dole quest start rising again unless the government does more to help young people into employment. He said:

“Today’s fall in unemployment is welcome, but there are worrying trends brewing and with the economy getting smaller it may only be a matter of time before the dole queues start rising again.

Young people in particular are struggling to get their careers off the ground. The number of people under 25 who are neither working or in full-time education has risen again to nearly 1.5 million.

The government’s response to this youth jobs crisis has been poor. Successful initiatives have been scrapped and then reinstated with less funding.

Ministers must step up job support before unemployment starts rising again otherwise help will come too late for too many people.”