# Neets review won’t be for the faint-hearted – and will test Burnham’s appetite for a welfare fight

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/neets-review-wont-be-for-the-faint-hearted-and-will-test-burnhams-appetite-for-a-welfare-fight/
- Published: 2026-11-14T12:22:43+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-14T13:23:01+00:00
- Original publisher: BBC Politics (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmg46qgkl7r4o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
- Topics: Politics

## Key points

- Milburn proposes shifting support from benefits towards work and training.
- The review could mean benefit cuts for many under-25s.
- A legal guarantee of opportunities and support is proposed.

## Summary

Alan Milburn’s review proposes a major overhaul of support for young people who are not in work, education or training, a group now close to one million under-25s. Its recommendations would shift government spending from benefits towards employment, education and health support, testing whether the government is prepared to pursue politically difficult welfare reform.

Milburn says spending on young people’s benefits is 25 times higher than spending on employment support, and wants to move towards a two-to-one balance. He accepts this could mean many young people losing or receiving reduced benefits, alongside expanded training, further education, health services and subsidised jobs. The review also proposes a legal “opportunity guarantee” of a job, apprenticeship, training place or health treatment, and says under-25s should no longer claim PIP or the health element of Universal Credit.

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