# Neets tsar Milburn says benefits overhaul will lead to savings ‘in a decade’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/neets-tsar-milburn-says-benefits-overhaul-will-lead-to-savings-in-a-decade/
- Published: 2026-11-12T08:48:43+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-12T09:21:38+00:00
- Original publisher: City AM (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.cityam.com/neets-tsar-milburn-says-benefits-overhaul-will-lead-to-savings-in-a-decade/
- Topics: Business, Economy

## Key points

- Milburn proposes a new benefits approach for under-25s.
- Upfront investment could take a decade to generate savings.
- Nearly one million young people could be offered routes into work.

## Summary

Alan Milburn has proposed reshaping benefits for under-25s to prioritise employment, mental health support and longer-term prospects. He argues that investing in help to get young people into work could eventually reduce welfare spending, but said savings may take a decade to emerge.

His plan would replace current claims with a youth allowance paid at the Universal Credit rate, alongside non-means-tested additional support for disability and a new benefit for those unable to work. Nearly one million 18 to 24-year-olds not in education, employment or training would be offered routes into work. The proposals would require significant upfront spending and could leave some people with less support at the start of a claim; the review estimated that youth inactivity costs up to £125bn a year, while about £25 is spent on benefits for every £1 on employment support.

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