UK
Research demonstrates a negative relationship
between worklessness and outcomes for
children over and above what would be
expected due to other factors, such as
material deprivation and low income. This
underlines the importance of supporting
parents to move into the labour market. In
addition, the high number of young people not
in education, employment or training is a huge
risk to the skill development of the current
cohort of young people. Other research
points to the pressing need for interventions,
such as apprenticeships, that improve
employability combined with strategies to
improve the quality, flexibility, sustainability and
progression routes of the jobs on offer.