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We urge the government to reinstate the Universal Credit uplift at the Autumn Budget and not abandon young women at this crucial time.

There is limited official data available on young women. What we do have shows the economic inequality that young women face in the UK.

Today’s ONS figures showing a slump of nearly a quarter of a million in employment in the UK in the last quarter is deeply concerning news for young women. We know that women and young people have been on the front line of the economic and domestic fall of out this crisis and risk being left behind in its wake.

For many young women who have spent the last four months working from home juggling unpaid care responsibilities and protecting their health, the reports that the Prime Minister will be ordering workers back to the office will be a worrying message.

We respond to PM's New Deal speech as it offers little support for young women.

One year since the first lockdown began on 23 March 2020, this new report draws on new research, where we asked young women about their experiences in the last 12 months.

We hear from Rose at SAWN, a partner organisation who helped to distribute Emergency Fund payments to vulnerable young women.

Young Women’s Trust joins 100 organisations urging Boris Johnson to reconsider Universal Credit cut