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Alan Milburn’s benefit shake up under Labour being announced.

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FriedGreenTomatoes2 Thu 12-Nov-26 11:44:17

Under the proposals, young people will no longer be able to claim personal independence payments (PIPs) or the health element of universal credit.

They would instead be moved to a new “youth allowance”, which would pay them the same amount of money as the standard rate of universal credit.

FriedGreenTomatoes2 Thu 12-Nov-26 12:01:03

In an interview with The Times, he said the plans – which aim to bring down the number of young people not in education, employment or training – will not be “pain-free”.