Young people should get fewer welfare benefits, according to Milburn review on the workforce – UK politics live

Milburn’s review is considering how to address the growing number of young people classified as not in education, employment or training The Alan Milburn report on youth unemployment, or Neets (young people not in education, employment or training), is expected to lead to the biggest overhaul of the welfare system for at least a decade (when Iain Duncan Smith merged six different benefits into universal credit). Arguably, it could be even bigger. It is certainly the most heavily-trailed benefits reform plan in recent history. Milburn, a former Labour cabinet minister, began pitch-rolling with the publication of an interim report in May . Unusually for a Westminster document, it was a compelling read, and was widely praised at the time . Since then, barely a week has gone by without Milburn