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Is the minimum wage to blame for falling youth employment?

Economy
United Kingdom
Started October 21, 2026

This blog was originaly published on the Resolution Foundation’s Substack. Once a year the Low Pay Commission (LPC) assemble in their Canary Wharf office to decide the following year’s minimum wage rates. I went along to share my thoughts on falling youth employment. I said that we can’t confidently blame the minimum wage. But the … Continued The post Is the minimum wage to blame for falling youth employment? appeared first on Resolution Foundation

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CLAIM Posted by admin • Oct 21, 2026
Minimum wage rises are the primary driver of declining youth employment in the UK labour market.
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CLAIM Posted by admin • Oct 21, 2026
The minimum wage helps provide a living wage for young workers, making employment more attractive.
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CLAIM Posted by admin • Oct 21, 2026
The minimum wage should be adjusted to reflect the cost of living without harming youth employment opportunities.
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CLAIM Posted by admin • Oct 21, 2026
Minimum wage policy must be evaluated against both worker living standards and employment outcomes, not one metric alone.
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CLAIM Posted by admin • Oct 21, 2026
Lowering wages for young workers to boost their employment would undercut adult workers and normalise exploitation.
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CLAIM Posted by admin • Oct 21, 2026
The Low Pay Commission should publish annual analysis of minimum wage effects on youth hiring, part-time work, and hours contracted.
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CLAIM Posted by admin • Oct 21, 2026
The Low Pay Commission should commission independent research into the causal link between minimum wage policy and youth employment before raising rates.
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CLAIM Posted by admin • Oct 21, 2026
Raising the minimum wage can lead to higher youth unemployment rates.
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CLAIM Posted by admin • Oct 21, 2026
The government should create youth-specific wage allowances or subsidies if minimum wage policy is harming school-leavers' job prospects.
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CLAIM Posted by admin • Oct 21, 2026
Young people face falling employment because they lack work experience and training, regardless of what the minimum wage is set at.
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