JOBLESS youngsters will have their benefits stopped if they don’t take up work in plans to be unveiled by Rachel Reeves.
The Chancellor wants to cut the welfare bill with a Youth Guarantee scheme to stop young people going onto a life on the dole.
Jobless youngsters will have their benefits stopped if they don’t take up work in plans to be unveiled by Rachel Reeves (stock image)[/caption]
Every young adult who has been on Universal Credit for 18 months without earning or learning will be given a paid work placement.
The Chancellor will also outline how youths will get a guarantee of either a place in a college or an apprenticeship to learn a trade.
More details will be unveiled in the Budget in November.
So what do you think, should unemployed youngsters be forced to work? Have your say in our exclusive poll.
Love to debate? Join Sun Club for just £1.99 a month for the boldest opinion on the issues shaping Britain.
