Labelled as a new underclass, ministers seem to believe they are "part of a new and distinct social tribe gnawing away at Britain's values and resources".
The money troubles the paper a lot. "Aged between 16 and 24, they number 1.1 million and are responsible for a social and economic drag on society that is vastly disproportionate to their numbers." The paper quotes a Department for Education and Skills estimate that the current cohort of 16- to 18-year-old NEETs will cost a total of at least 15bn.
The journalist claims that, for reasons of political correctness, they have not been publicly identified as a distinct group. Which is odd, since he also reports the NEET reduction targets. What is indistinct about that?
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