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Alan Milburn claims 25-to-1 spending gap between youth benefits and work support
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How to Solve Britain’s Youth Unemployment Crisis
What was said
"What we're doing is we're spending for every 25 quid that we spend on giving income support to young people on benefits, we're spending a pound on employment support."
Alan Milburn says the state spends £25 on benefits for young people for every £1 on employment support. He argues this imbalance makes welfare more of a safety net than a springboard into work or training.
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- Speaker
- Alan Milburn · guest
- Programme
- The Rest Is Politics
- Episode
- How to Solve Britain’s Youth Unemployment Crisis
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- 28:14
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