{
  "id": 6247083,
  "title": "UK retailers to create 100,000 placements for young people out of work",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/uk-retailers-to-create-100-000-placements-for-young-people-out-of-work",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-08T05:00:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Business",
    "slug": "guardian-business",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/sep/08/uk-retailers-placements-young-people-out-of-work-john-lewis-m-and-s"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "In partnership with DWP, firms such as John Lewis and M&S plan to offer 18- to 24-year-olds placements of two to four weeks UK retailers plan to create up to 100,000 short-term placements for young people not in employment, education or training (Neet) over the next three years to give them a first step on the ladder to paid work. In partnership with the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP),…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}