A major overhaul of welfare policies is being considered by ministers, with proposals to eliminate a long-standing disability benefit for young people and introduce a large-scale support program aimed at helping them secure employment. Officials suggest the scope of these changes could be broader than earlier indications, reflecting a push to encourage more benefit recipients into the workforce. The government is reportedly weighing options to redirect funding toward intensive job placement initiatives rather than continued financial support. Details of the multibillion-pound package and its potential impact on vulnerable groups remain under discussion.
Exclusive: Plan under discussion involves intensive support to help young people into employmentMinisters are working up sweeping plans for welfare changes including scrapping a key disability benefit for under-25s and replacing it with a multibillion-pound package of support to get into work, the Guardian has learned.Whitehall sources said the package of changes under debate was much bigger than previously thought, as Andy Burnham’s government hopes to persuade more people on benefits back into work. Continue reading...
