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Do not cut benefits for disabled young people, dozens of UK charities urge ministers

More than 40 charities write to Pat McFadden and review head Alan Milburn over fears of stricter eligibility rules

The Guardian - UK

Cutting health benefits for young people could push thousands into poverty, charities warn

Dozens of charities have urged ministers to focus on support and opportunity instead of ‘the failed punitive approaches of the past’

The Independent UK

UK pay growth slows as job vacancies hit five-year low

Iran war prompts cost of living squeeze for workers as ONS reports unemployment rate stays at 4.9%

The Guardian - UK

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Young people ‘need nepotism’ to exit NEET ‘rejection loop’, says Chicken Shop Date star

Amelia Dimoldenberg, star of Chicken Shop Date, said the YouTube series wouldn’t exist without a youth club that ‘now doesn’t exist due to austerity cuts by the Conservative government’

The Independent UK

Supporting young people so they don’t become Neets

Letters: Readers respond to an article by Daisy Christodoulou on predicting which children are at risk of future unemployment

The Guardian - UK

Amelia Dimoldenberg says young people ‘need nepotism’ to get into work

The 32-year-old YouTube star is best known for her series where she awkwardly interviews celebrities over a ‘date’ in a local chicken shop.

Evening Standard

Turbocharge special needs internships to help tackle UK youth jobs crisis, says Milburn

Exclusive: Government review led by former minister to recommend huge expansion of onsite schemes for those who need support

The Guardian - UK

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How to make sure that no child is left behind

Letters: Readers respond to Alan Milburn’s recommendation that primary schools may be able to spot children at risk of future unemployment

The Guardian - UK

Scottish teaching union slams Labour grandee's 'concerning' schools plan

A SCOTTISH teaching union has slammed a Labour grandee's plan to identify primary school kids at risk of unemployment as "deeply…

The National (Scotland)

Could you predict which children will be Neets? No – and it’s unfair to ask that of teachers

The idea of government adviser Alan Milburn sounds laudable. But it’s asking too much of a system already struggling to meet society’s demands, says education writer Daisy Christodoulou

The Guardian - UK

Andy Burnham Targets 1 Million Young NEETs: Sickness Benefit Crackdown Proposed To Revive UK Jobs

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham is tying his promise to revive UK jobs to a hard‑edged crackdown on sickness benefits for around one million young NEETs.

International Business Times UK

Britain is paying the price for failing to invest in its young people

Alan Milburn has outlined a generation cut adrift by austerity. We must grasp the nettle and rebuild a preventive state

The Guardian - UK

Primary schools to be told to identify children at risk of future unemployment

Exclusive: Neet crisis review to call for teachers to be asked to spot those at risk of leaving education jobless at 16

The Guardian - UK

What can Dublin teach us? Milburn goes on a quest to solve youth jobs crisis

The former UK minister discovers how apprenticeships and support networks helped slash Ireland’s Neet rate

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The Independent UK

Why Burnham’s plans for education could limit girls’ horizons

COMMENT: While tailoring school to the needs of the local workforce is sound in sentiment, the government needs to be careful not to dampen potential or ambition. Girls need bigger dreams than their postcode can provide, writes Amna Ahmad

The Independent UK

What is causing the rise of Neets? Data and trends behind youth unemployment as Andy Burnham addresses rising problem

Andy Burnham said he is ‘on a mission’ to halt the rise in the number of youngsters not in education, employment or training (Neet)

Evening Standard

Andy Burnham commits to cutting Neets numbers but declines to set a date

The Prime Minister unveiled reforms to put technical pathways on an equal footing with traditional academic routes.

The Independent UK

Burnham to end prioritising university in biggest schools reform for 15 years

PM also reveals he intends to cut the welfare bill by making some benefits conditional on working

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The Guardian - UK

Burnham to tell schools in England to adapt teaching to local business needs

PM wants curriculums for students aged 14 and above to be more responsive to local jobs market

Evening Standard

Schools to offer pupils technical subjects from age 14 under Burnham reforms

The new Prime Minister said a shake-up is needed to to fix the ‘youth unemployment crisis’.

The Independent UK

Most in demand jobs in UK revealed – and the locations where vacancies are rising the most

There were a total of 1.7 million job adverts in June, a 9% increase on May and 11% up on a year ago, said the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (Rec)

The Independent UK

Pat McFadden says Labour must stop ‘simple writing a cheque’ for benefit claimants

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The Independent UK

Labour must stop just ‘writing a cheque’ for benefit claimants, top minister says

Andy Burnham is said to be preparing to try to reform the welfare system as Pat McFadden said the government ‘owes people more’ than simply ‘writing a cheque’

The Guardian - UK

Labour must stop just writing a cheque for benefit claimants, says McFadden

Exclusive: Work and pensions secretary signals possible reform to welfare as ministers await key reviews

The Independent UK

Disability benefits face massive overhaul after Timms review findings

‘Our message is simple: Pip is not working,’ the review is expected to say

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