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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Kate Devlin

Starmer’s new £1bn youth unemployment plan risks doing little for those not forced to search for work

The government’s new £1bn “life-changing” youth unemployment scheme risks doing little for young people not forced to search for work, a leading think tank has warned.

The Institute for Fiscal Studies said that there are more than 300,000 who currently claim universal credit but are not required to look for a job, mostly due to health conditions.

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