Workless youths won’t get out of bed for less than £40k, Lords told

'Get a job!' Workless youths say £40k is 'not enough to get by on'

Britons have shared mixed reactions to claims that "workless youths won't get out of bed for less than £40,000 a year."The comments come in response to a testimony given to the Lords' social mobility policy committee by Graham Cowley, who works with young people not in employment, education or training in Blackpool.Cowley told the committee that workless youths who are "on the internet 24-hours a day" refuse to work for less than £40,000 a year.…

Workshy young Brits refuse to get out of bed 'for under £40k'

Lords have been told that workless youth are 'on the internet 24 hours a day' and won't get a job for less than '40 grand'.

Unemployed youths 'won’t get out of bed for anything less than £40k' - as Lords told of 'new reality'

British youngsters are refusing to "get out of bed for anything less than £40,000", the Lords has been told - as youth unemployment figures hit unprecedented levels.

Workless youths won’t get out of bed for less than £40k, Lords told

Claim fuels fears that young people have lost interest in finding a job