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.
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.
Rain clipping the far north through the evening but elsewhere staying dry with some sunny spells.
Public Health Wales figures show 25 more cases of the virus have also been confirmed.
Photos taken on Saturday morning show Roald Dahl Plass strewn with empty beer bottles and discarded canisters of laughing gas.