Growing up in poverty triples young people's likelihood of becoming NEET

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Young people who grow up experiencing persistent poverty are more than three times as likely to be not in education, employment or training (NEET) at 17 or 23 (3.3 and 3.

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  • Young people who grow up experiencing persistent poverty are more than three times as likely to be not in education, employment or training (NEET) at 17 or 23 (3.3 and 3.
  • Reported by Phys.org and published Wed, 16 Sep 2026 14:00:13 UTC.

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