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Andy Burnham’s welfare gamble: reforms, risks and the politics of getting young people back to work
Andy Burnham’s welfare gamble: reforms, risks and the politics of getting young people back to work
In the pages of Britain’s welfare debate, a new chapter opens with the Labour leadership’s plan to tighten conditions on sickness benefits for young people. The aim is not simply to trim the size of the welfare bill but to rewire the incentives that keep some 16 to 24 year olds outside education, employment or training. The proposal is ambitious in its scope and controversial in its potential consequences, drawing from international models while hoping to avoid the political fallout that has shadowed earlier attempts to reform benefits. It is a test of whether a government can credibly promise both stricter expectations and a pathway to opportunity for those most vulnerable to long term disengagement from work.
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