Milburn Review Recommends Replacing PIP for Under-25s With Local Funds

A new review on youth unemployment led by former health secretary Alan Milburn recommends sweeping changes to the benefits system for people under the age of 25. Under the plans, some young people with disabilities would lose their ongoing personal independence payments and would instead apply to a local fund for short-term expenses and equipment. In addition, under-25s would be barred from claiming standard PIP and the health element of universal credit, moving instead to a new youth allowance. The report also promises hundreds of thousands of new education and job opportunities over the next decade, though the proposed benefit changes have drawn criticism from some charities and lawmakers.