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Milburn: 'Shameful' disparity between youth benefits and jobs spending

Former Labour minister Alan Milburn stated the government spends 25 times more on youth benefits than employment support, calling the disparity 'shameful' and demanding a 'system reset' of welfare and skills systems. His upcoming report attributes high youth inactivity to widespread state failure across education, health, and welfare sectors.

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youth unemploymentNEETwelfare reformbenefits spendingemployment supportgovernment reviewsocial mobilitymental health

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'Shameful' more spent on benefits than jobs for young people, says Milburn

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'Shameful' more spent on benefits than jobs for young people, says Milburn

May 23, 2026, 8:00 PM

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