# No 10 considering expanding under-25s benefits overhaul to older age groups

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/no-10-considering-expanding-under-25s-benefits-overhaul-to-older-age-groups/
- Published: 2026-11-13T17:43:26+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-13T18:04:23+00:00
- Original publisher: The Guardian (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/nov/13/no-10-considering-expanding-under-25s-benefits-overhaul-to-older-age-groups
- Topics: Politics, World

## Key points

- Ministers are weighing whether to extend benefit reforms beyond under-25s.
- Proposed changes would prioritise work and training support.
- The plans face questions over funding and Labour opposition.

## Summary

Downing Street is considering whether to extend a proposed overhaul of disability benefits for under-25s to older working-age adults. The approach would prioritise help with training and work, while replacing or removing some ongoing benefits, a politically sensitive shift after Labour previously retreated from planned welfare changes.

An adviser’s forthcoming report is expected to recommend replacing under-25s’ Universal Credit health element with training and employment support, and their Personal Independence Payment with a local fund for specific short-term needs. People with the most severe needs who cannot work would keep their entitlements. Ministers are also awaiting a separate review of disability benefits; estimates suggest the young people’s support package could cost about £6bn, though departments have raised concerns about funding.

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