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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Richard Partington and Peter Walker

Labour poised for fresh welfare changes after scale of youth jobs crisis revealed

People at an employment fair.
People at an employment fair. Young people are bearing the brunt of UK unemployment being at the highest levels since the outbreak of Covid. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images

Labour is poised for a fresh attempt at changing the welfare system after a major government-backed report said youth unemployment was costing Britain more than £125bn a year.

As official figures revealed the number of young people not working or studying had surpassed a million for the first time in more than a decade, Alan Milburn said the government had a responsibility to the next generation to take action.

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