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Milburn Warns 1 Million NEETs as Welfare Cuts Proposed

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  • Alan Milburn urges ministers to cut welfare spending and fund youth employment support.
  • Alan Milburn’s review finds a record one million 18- to-24-year-olds classified as NEET in England.
  • Alan Milburn says 60% of those NEETs have never worked, linking the surge to ill health.
  • John Healey’s budget may fund proposals via a bank tax raid and a £100 million apprenticeship service.