Coronavirus: Young people on benefits double in lockdown
The Walton area of Liverpool is among the most deprived parts of the UK. About 7,500 people there are aged between 18 and 24 and its economy is largely dominated by small retail.
"At the moment I'm just looking for admin work, warehouse stuff, desk work - nothing to do with my degree at all," he said."Once I got my degree I thought it would be smooth sailing, but it isn't at the moment." "Liverpool had a high level of unemployment to start with," she said."Its economy is built around visitors and the hospitality industry. A lot of these have been impacted quite directly. The trouble we are having now is it is so competitive.
"I was offered interviews, but they said it would be on commission as they don't have money for full-time pay," she said. Affluent areas such as South West Surrey, Henley and Windsor have even seen a surge in the number of young claimants under lockdown, though many of these are likely to have become eligible as a result of being furloughed.
Prof Guy Michaels, from the London School of Economics, said the loss of the service industry since March had removed the pathway into employment for swathes of young people.
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