Young people should get fewer welfare benefits, according to Milburn review on the workforce – UK politics live
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The Milburn review proposes barring young people aged 18-24 from claiming sickness and disability benefits (health element of universal credit and Personal Independence Payments), replacing them with a lower youth allowance while investing in employment support. The proposal would significantly affect disabled and ill young people's access to welfare and employment support.
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Milburn’s review is considering how to address the growing number of young people classified as not in education, employment or trainingThe Alan Milburn report on youth unemployment, or Neets (young people not in education, employment or training), is expected to lead to the biggest overhaul of the welfare system for at least a decade (when Iain Duncan Smith merged six different benefits into univ…
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