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Welsh youngsters in crisis
One in every seventeen young people claims benefits. In several parts of Wales, that figure is now one in five. The proportion of NEETS - youngsters not in education, employment, or training - is rising faster here than anywhere else in the UK.
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A new generation of unemployed
NEETs 'need support entering the workforce'
Dr Howard Williamson, a professor of European youth policy at the University of Glamorgan, says young people are motivated to work but need help and support to do so.
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Welsh youngsters in crisis
One in every seventeen young people claims benefits. In several parts of Wales, that figure is now one in five. The proportion of NEETS - youngsters not in education, employment, or training - is rising faster here than anywhere else in the UK.
Is it just the economic downturn that is to blame?
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A new generation of unemployed
Across Britain, one in every 17 young people claims benefits. In several parts of Wales, that figure is now one in five.