Context
The number of care-experienced young people not in education, employment or training is 39%, three times the average rate, costing the UK over £145 million a year in lost tax revenue alone.
Question
What steps her Department is taking to support care leavers into employment. The number of care-experienced young people not in education, employment or training (NEET) is 39%, three times the average rate, costing the UK over £145 million a year in lost tax revenue alone. We cannot achieve the ambition of getting Britain working unless we unlock the potential of this amazing group of young people. Do Ministers agree that we need to take bold, imaginative action to radically improve the number going into work?
Answer from The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Andrew Western)
My hon. Friend is absolutely correct to highlight those statistics. The number of care leavers not in education, employment or training is absolutely unacceptable, and he will be stunned to hear that I am in full agreement with him.
Not addressed: While acknowledging the problem, the answer does not provide any specific steps or commitments for bold and imaginative action as requested by the questioner.
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