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The Conservatives have said they would introduce new work requirements for under-25s claiming benefits in a "tough love" approach to youth joblessness.
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they → publish → joblessness
Young people claiming Universal Credit who are fit to work but have not worked for six months continuously would face new rules to qualify for payments, including daily attendance at a job centre or courses.
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who → claim → centre
The party says the scheme would help tackle the almost one million people aged 16 to 24 in the UK who are not in education, employment or training, known as Neets.
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who → say → Neets
But anti-poverty charity Trussell warned that people on Universal Credit could not afford basic essentials, which harmed their ability to find and keep work.
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Under the Tory proposals, those aged 18 to 24 who apply for Universal Credit but have not previously worked for a continuous period of six months or more, for at least 16 hours per week, would instead have to take part in a "Get to Work" scheme.
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Rather than Universal Credit, they would receive a "Get to Work Allowance" paid at the same rate but requiring daily attendance at a job centre, on work experience or work readiness courses.
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They would be assigned a manager and have to take part in job search workshops and interview preparation sessions.
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The programme would last six months, or less if a participant secures a job - but those who are still unemployed after half a year on the scheme would have their benefit cut by 30%.
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Young people on Universal Credit who have previously worked for six months, have health issues or care responsibilities or are estranged would be exempt.
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who → work → issues
The party has also said it would look closer at whether parents' earnings and savings should be factored into welfare payments for their children.
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earnings → say → children
Shadow work and pensions secretary Helen Whately said the measures were designed to "show some tough love" to reduce the number of Neets.
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"Too many young people are leaving school and signing straight onto benefits - this is a waste of their potential and a disaster for our economy," the Tory MP said.
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Under current Universal Credit requirements, external, people have to sign a "claimant commitment" to prepare for and look for work or increase their earnings if they are already working - but the Tories claim their rules would be stricter.
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The proposals were announced on Thursday ahead of the party's conference starting this weekend.
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proposals → announce → conference
Neets have been high on the agenda for political parties ahead of the imminent publication of a major report by former minister Alan Milburn on how to tackle the one in eight young people in the UK who not in education, employment or training.
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Neets → tackle → education
At Labour's conference earlier this week, Chancellor John Healey told party activists: "The best thing we can offer a young person is not a benefit payment - it's a first job with training and a wage."
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He said cutting welfare spending was a priority and announced that every mayor in England would have access to a Local Apprenticeships Service from March 2027 to generate thousands more youth opportunities.
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mayor → say → opportunities
And on Thursday, the Department for Work and Pensions said every small and medium-sized business hiring a young apprentice would get £2,000 from the government under a new scheme backed by the Federation of Small Businesses.
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