Politics
'Shameful' more spent on benefits than jobs for young people, says Milburn
Key Points
Alan Milburn has stated that reforms are necessary within the welfare system to address the high number of young people who are neither in work nor education. He claimed that more money is being spent on benefits for young people than on creating jobs for them.
Reforms are needed of the welfare system to tackle the high numbers of young people not in work or education, says Alan Milburn.