According to youth homelessness charity, Zero-hours contracts ‘trapping young people in homelessness’. “They are desperate to get experience to improve their long-term prospects. They are being pushed by the Job Centre to take these zero-hours contracts. But if all they can access is a zero-hours contract, it will definitely be harder for them to escape homelessness in the long-term,” said Jennifer Barnes, head of policy and research at the youth homelessness charity, “These are young people who have already been through a
Political upheaval, job worries and low self-confidence have left young people anxious and daunted, suggests a survey carried out in November by YouGov for the Prince’s Trust. Over half (58%) of 2,215 16- to 25-year-olds polled said political events had made them fear for their futures, with 41% more anxious than a year ago. Young people’s self-confidence is at its lowest ebb in the eight years since the research began, says the charity. According to the research: 50% felt it was harder to get
The Pope Francis called on the faithful to help young people find purpose in the world, noting the paradox of “a culture that idolises youth” and yet has made no place for the young. “We have condemned our young people to have no place in society, because we have slowly pushed them to the margins of public life, forcing them to migrate or to beg for jobs that no longer exist or fail to promise them a future,” Francis said. More than
