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Hillier Labels Youth Job Review Game-Changer, Labour Backs Reform

6/12/2026

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Dame Meg Hillier described the Milburn youth-joblessness review as a “game-changer” for welfare policy.
She said sanctions are ineffective and conditionality via local pilots could help young people find work.
Labour MPs are ready to back welfare reforms, with the Work and Pensions Secretary set to commission autumn recommendations.
UK welfare spending is £314.9 billion in 2024-25 (10.7 % of GDP), with over one million 16- to 24-year-olds NEET.

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Dame Meg Hillier described the Milburn youth-joblessness review as a “game-changer” for welfare policy.
She said sanctions are ineffective and conditionality via local pilots could help young people find work.
Labour MPs are ready to back welfare reforms, with the Work and Pensions Secretary set to commission autumn recommendations.
UK welfare spending is £314.9 billion in 2024-25 (10.7 % of GDP), with over one million 16- to 24-year-olds NEET.