West Midlands officials announced the launch of the Economic Inactivity Partnership, a collaboration between 12 businesses, five government departments and the West Midlands Combined Authority. The partnership aims to create 500 new job opportunities for care leavers, ex‑offenders and young people with mental health challenges, a 20% increase over previous efforts. It builds on the Office for the Impact Economy, which connects purpose‑driven businesses and philanthropists to social challenges. Initiatives include an AI tool that guides employers on hiring hidden talent, a shared talent pool that fast‑tracks placements between companies such as Severn Trent, Amazon and Timpson, and trials of Sector‑Based Work Academy programmes in prisons. The launch was highlighted by Chief Secretary Darren Jones and supported by ReGenerate and Severn Trent’s CEO James Jesic.
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