The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister's Social Exclusion Unit has identified 16- to 25-year-olds who are unable to find regular employment or stable accommodation as one of four key groups to focus on in the next phase of its work.
An official from the unit said details of the plan would be worked out over the next three or four months.
She added that young people who have drug problems, or who have become involved in crime, are particularly vulnerable to this form of social exclusion and create problems for the communities they live in.
The unit will link up with the Home Office's Antisocial Behaviour Unit to find the best ways to work with this group.
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