The forthcoming report by Alan Milburn outlines interventions designed to assist the 45% of young Neet individuals who are disabled or in ill health. Central to the strategy is a Danish-style system offering state-subsidized wages and flexible schedules matched to personal capacities, alongside techniques like dividing individual roles into specialized positions. To finance the initiative, Milburn recommends shifting resources away from the £4bn currently spent every year on youth disability benefits. This proposed reallocation faces strong pushback from campaigners and Labour MPs who caution that funding cuts could push vulnerable people into poverty.
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The review calls for restructuring welfare expenditures by diverting funds from the £4bn…: The review calls for restructuring welfare expenditures by diverting funds from the £4bn annual youth disability budget into employment schemes.
Critics and backbench Labour MPs fear that shifting money away from disability payments r…: Critics and backbench Labour MPs fear that shifting money away from disability payments risks exacerbating poverty among vulnerable youth.
Proposed solutions include job carving, tailored workplace adjustments, and voluntary dis…: Proposed solutions include job carving, tailored workplace adjustments, and voluntary disabled hiring targets for large corporate employers.
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The British state should create and subsidise paid jobs for thousands of disabled young people as part of an “opportunity revolution” aimed at reversing years of labour market discrimination, the Milburn review of youth employment will recommend.
The review, due to report this month, will say the government should introduce “flexi-jobs” alongside employment subsidies and intensive skills support to make it easier for disabled and chronically ill 16- to 24-year-olds to get work.
It will argue that the state should step in to underwrite jobs for young people who are locked out of employment and training opportunities, as part of an overhaul of what it sees as an outdated welfare and skills system.
About a million young people are now classified as “Neet”, meaning they are not in education, employment or training. Nearly half (45%) of those are disabled or in ill health. Disabled young people are three times as likely to be Neet as their non-disabled peers.
The review’s author, the former Labour cabinet minister Alan Milburn, has described soaring numbers of Neets as a moral and economic crisis,…
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