Teen 2014

UK employment is on the rise – but so are prices. And the growth of wages is continuing to slow. Are we in the middle of a massive #payfail? Here’s the three things you need to know.

We knew young people were finding it hard to get a job, buy a house, and even move out of home. Now we know just how bad it has become, as a new IFS report highlights the gap between young and old.

Teenagers today are more socially engaged than previous generations but feel that negative stereotyping is affecting their chances of finding a job, according to a report.

With weekly rents soaring to more than half of average local wages in most of London, a generation of young renters has been left asking: “Where can I afford to live?”

Councils across the country were given a £4m cash boost in December to tackle rogue landlords in their area – but has anything changed?

This is the story of Poppy Noor, a young woman who says she only made it to Cambridge because she got benefits.

Jobs. Housing. Benefits. Protests. Is this generation getting a raw deal, and will they accept it? A special series on Channel 4 News next week.

Their parents were the baby boomers. But young people today are shut out of the housing and jobs markets – and shouldering the burden of Britain’s debt. Channel 4 News meets the lost generation.

What do young people think about immigration? Channel 4 News visits Boston Spa School Sixth Form in Yorkshire to find out.

No-one really asks young people about immigration – despite politicians and pundits alike claiming it affects their future. So Channel 4 News went to Sandwell College, in Birmingham, to find out more.

Is immigration securing the future of the United Kingdom’s young people – or destroying it? Students at Bridgend College in Wales debate.

“We shouldn’t say you’re not allowed in, but then send all our old-age pensioners to Spain.” Channel 4 News spoke to sixth form students for their rarely heard take on the immigration debate.

Lucy Broomfield, who turned 14 the week Northern Rock collapsed, writes for Channel 4 News about growing up in austerity-hit Britain.

Pop critic Jon Savage says we may be witnessing the end of the “teenager”, as Channel 4 News takes a look at a new documentary based on his book, Teenage.

They have huge opportunities and the internet at their fingertips. But they’re also under pressure to achieve – and to be perfect. Teenage girls from across the UK open their hearts to Channel 4 News.