Upcoming NEETs review set to test the government's approach to welfare

A comprehensive review led by former Labour MP Alan Milburn is set to be published, addressing the crisis of nearly a million under-25s in the UK who are not working, studying, or training. The proposals aim to overhaul how taxpayer money is spent, shifting funds away from youth benefits and toward employment and health support. The recommendations include stopping under-25s from claiming main sickness and disability benefits while implementing an opportunity guarantee law. This would legally require authorities to provide young people with options such as jobs, apprenticeships, training, or health treatments, testing the government's appetite for radical welfare reform.