Severely disabled young people should get fast-track access to benefits, Milburn says
The former Labour MP Alan Milburn led a review into youth unemployment amid a crisis in the UK where nearly 1 million are not in education, employment or training. Photograph: Joe Giddens/PAView image in fullscreenThe former Labour MP Alan Milburn led a review into youth unemployment amid a crisis in the UK where nearly 1 million are not in education, employment or training. “Too often they’re having to battle through dehumanising tick-box assessments designed to catch people out, not care for them.”He added: “A different approach is needed for disabled people whose condition is so severe that they could never work.
- ▪The former Labour MP Alan Milburn led a review into youth unemployment amid a crisis in the UK where nearly 1 million are not in education, employment or training.
- ▪Photograph: Joe Giddens/PAView image in fullscreenThe former Labour MP Alan Milburn led a review into youth unemployment amid a crisis in the UK where nearly 1 million are not in education, employment or training.
- ▪“Too often they’re having to battle through dehumanising tick-box assessments designed to catch people out, not care for them.”He added: “A different approach is needed for disabled people whose condition is so severe that they could never
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The former Labour MP Alan Milburn led a review into youth unemployment amid a crisis in the UK where nearly 1 million are not in education, employment or training. Photograph: Joe Giddens/PAView image in fullscreenThe former Labour MP Alan Milburn led a review into youth unemployment amid a crisis in the UK where nearly 1 million are not in education, employment or training. Photograph: Joe Giddens/PABenefitsSeverely disabled young people should get fast-track access to benefits, Milburn saysAlan Milburn said 16- to 24-year-olds with most complex needs should not have to keep proving they cannot workPatrick Butler and Will ParmanSat 26 Sep 2026 05.00 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleYoung people whose complex disabilities mean they have little prospect of getting a paid job should get…
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