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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Millie Cooke

Young people abandoned to a life on welfare, Milburn report to conclude

Alan Milburn will publish an interim review this week - (PA)

A “catastrophic system failure” is leaving young people “abandoned” to a life on welfare, a landmark report will reportedly conclude, as figures show seven in ten of those in receipt of health and disability benefits still make claims a decade later.

Alan Milburn, the former Labour health secretary who is leading a review of youth unemployment for the government, will publish an interim report into the issue this week.

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