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Streeting delays defence jobs plan for young people after union pushback

UK defence secretary had been due to unveil proposals on Thursday until concerns were raised at 11th hour

The Guardian - UK · Oct 21

Who exactly will be affected by the UK review of benefits for young people?

Around one in eight 16- to 24-year-olds are ‘Neet’ – and Alan Milburn is hinting that the overhaul of their support may be controversial

The Guardian - UK · Oct 20

Burnham admits a generation has been failed. Now comes the hard part

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The prime minister is right that benefits should be a backstop, not a starting point, for young people. But if he ever is to win over his own MPs, he must move quickly

The Independent UK · Oct 19

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No 10: Hegseth ‘wrong’ to say most non-US Nato soldiers didn’t fight in Afghanistan – as it happened

Downing Street delivered a rare rebuke to a senior member of Donald Trump’s administration

The Guardian - UK · Oct 19

Burnham: UK must end ‘moral failure’ of Neets crisis

The prime minister laid out his plans to end the ‘moral failure’ of youth unemployment

The Independent UK · Oct 19

Burnham vows to tackle ‘moral failure’ of young Britons not in work or training

The Prime Minister promised action to help get young people off welfare and into work.

Evening Standard · Oct 19

Cut benefits to fund work support for young people, says Neet review author Alan Milburn

Exclusive: Former health secretary says upfront investment in support is needed ‘if we are going to end the Neet crisis’

The Guardian - UK · Oct 18

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Plan to make firms pay more to train older workers than youth apprentices in England

Exclusive: Ministers considering overhaul of apprenticeship funding scheme to tackle youth jobs crisis

The Guardian - UK · Oct 17

UK hospitality sector to offer up to 100,000 jobs to young people out of work

Restaurants and pubs such as Nando’s and Fuller’s will create placements for 18- to 24-year-olds under DWP-backed scheme

The Guardian - UK · Oct 14

Create new pre-apprenticeship scheme to close youth unemployment gap, says Milburn

Exclusive: Former minister’s review warns that dramatic action is needed over huge drop in youth apprenticeship starts

The Guardian - UK · Oct 10

Thousands could lose key disability benefits in welfare changes

The plans risk reigniting tensions with backbench Labour MPs over welfare spending

The Independent UK · Oct 2

Key disability benefit for young people may be axed under major welfare changes

Exclusive: Plan under discussion involves intensive support to help young people into employment

The Guardian - UK · Oct 1

No 10 clarifies that Andy Burnham not siding with Manchester City over finance scandal – UK politics live

A spokesperson said ‘those responsible should face the appropriate consequences’ if there is wrongdoing

The Guardian - UK · Oct 1

Changing UK benefits for young people a ‘moral crusade’, says minister

Pat McFadden urges Labour MPs to back overhauls, amid signs party looking to cut payments for some 16- to 24-year-olds

The Guardian - UK · Sep 27

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The Guardian - UK · Sep 26

Severely disabled young people should get fast-track access to benefits, Milburn says

Alan Milburn said 16- to 24-year-olds with most complex needs should not have to keep proving they cannot work

The Guardian - UK · Sep 25

Plans are under way to finally help Britain’s unemployed young people – will Labour pull it off?

Alan Milburn is preparing to implement his report to bring young people back into work. Let’s hope the government will see it through, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Independent UK · Sep 24

Young people forced to turn down work because they can’t afford travel, clothes or childcare

Children’s charity Barnardo’s said its study showed that many young people were being priced out of jobs, education and training opportunities

The Conversation · Sep 24

Neet with a disability: what’s holding back visually impaired young people who want to work

Through my research I have had the fortune of following 80 young people with vision impairment over 11 years. I tracked their journey from school through to adulthood, speaking at regular intervals to establish what had happened since we last spoke, what had gone well and what could have been…

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The Guardian - UK · Sep 23

UK defence contractors to offer 40,000 apprenticeships, placements and jobs

Wes Streeting says he leads a ‘ministry for growth’ as Labour seeks to show more defence spending will create UK jobs

The Independent UK · Sep 22

Stop giving cash benefits to young people with anxiety to end Neet crisis, Tony Blair urges

A new report also calls for a pause on plans to equalise the minimum wage for younger workers

The Guardian - UK · Sep 21

Only 160 apprenticeship starts in eight months on Labour’s flagship scheme

Exclusive: Government warned ‘skills revolution’ at risk amid slow start to project with target of 30,000 starts by end of parliament

The Guardian - UK · Sep 18

Think it’s time for gen Z to ‘grow up’? You’re even more out of touch than the British state

We can’t expect young people to make a seamless transition from childhood to adulthood in this chilly economic climate. Finally, Westminster is catching on, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

The Guardian - UK · Sep 13

‘Really helpful’: the AI bootcamps aimed at addressing UK youth unemployment

Pilot project in Preston comes with apprenticeship offer for Neets at end of three-week course

Evening Standard · Sep 11

UK needs ‘tough love’ approach to young people on benefits – Alan Milburn

The former Labour minister told The Times the state should provide greater employment support in exchange for a new ‘duty to engage’.

The Conversation · Sep 8

Mentoring based on young peoples’ strengths can alleviate the crisis in education, training and employment

Nearly 1 million 16 to 24-year-olds in the UK are currently outside education, employment or training and the number is currently projected to increase.

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