Among young people with health issues, severe disabilities seem to be on the rise
Mental health conditions drive the increasing disability incidence in young people
The incidence of depression among young people is on the rise in most countries
Mental health in young people has worsened across all education and income groups
The educational gap starts early in life making a case for early intervention
Young people with disability more often live in single or single‑parent households
In countries where it is common to leave the family home young, young people with disability live less often with their parents
Young people with disability live in poorer households in most countries
Young people with disability tend to be exposed to disability-related disadvantages
Intergenerational transmission of disadvantages hits people with disability harder
Most countries cover young people with disability from the legal age in disability benefit programmes, and often face laxer contributions requirements
The 2015 reform of the Wajong system curbed a fast-growing programme
Households with young people with disability receive family benefits slightly more often
About 40% of young people with disability receive social support from governments
Mainstreaming the social protection for young people with disability may improve their labour market outcomes, but also risks jeopardising their income
Increasing inflow into disability programmes for young people goes hand in hand with a shift towards mental health conditions
Young beneficiaries often remain excluded from quasi-permanent disability pensions
Reforms in Norway have not been effective at boosting the outflow from disability benefits among young people
Vocational rehabilitation results in fewer transitions to employment among young people in Norway than in Austria
People with disability onset early in life represent a large share of current claimants in Norway also at older ages
Young people with disability are more likely to be covered by benefits in Norway than across Europe on average
Countries take different approaches in including SEN students in mainstream classes
The inclusion of SEN students in mainstream classes drops sharply with age
The employment gap is already considerable for young adults in most countries