Two numbers vied for attention in the recent Budget. The first was the historical level of spending by the government to support the private sector. The second was the extremely high level of youth unemployment, some 37 per cent in September 2020. That second figure reminds us that the world we live in presents a huge challenge for young people, whose prospects have been pummelled by the virus. Young people and those renting are the most likely to be directly economically affected by the virus. Indirectly young people are affected too– young people can’t train for or seek work as…

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