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Do not cut benefits for disabled young people, dozens of UK charities urge ministers
UK NewsPolitics•August 19, 2026 at 12:01 AMNational

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

By Rowena Mason and Patrick Butler•The Guardian - UK News

More than 40 charities write to Pat McFadden and review head Alan Milburn over fears of stricter eligibility rulesMore than 40 of the UK’s leading charities have warned ministers against imposing tougher benefit sanctions or cuts on disabled young people, as the government considers how to encourage more young people into work.The charities raised concerns that an imminent review of young people and work by Alan Milburn could bring in stricter eligibility rules for keeping disability benefits – or remove them altogether – as part of a wider plan to boost flagging youth job rates. Continue reading...

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

More than 40 of the UK’s leading charities have warned ministers against imposing tougher benefit sanctions or cuts on disabled young people, as the government considers how to encourage more young people into work.

The charities raised concerns that an imminent review of young people and work by Alan Milburn could bring in stricter eligibility rules for keeping disability benefits – or remove them altogether – as part of a wider plan to boost flagging youth job rates.

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