Severely disabled young people should get fast-track access to benefits, Milburn says

The former Labour MP Alan Milburn led a review into youth unemployment amid a crisis in the UK where nearly 1 million are not in education, employment or training. Photograph: Joe Giddens/PA The former Labour MP Alan Milburn led a review into youth unemployment amid a crisis in the UK where nearly 1 million are not in education, employment or training. Photograph: Joe Giddens/PA Benefits Severely disabled young people should get fast-track access to benefits, Milburn says Alan Milburn said 16- to 24-year-olds with most complex needs should not have to keep proving they cannot work

Prefer the Guardian on Google Young people whose complex disabilities mean they have little prospect of getting a paid job should get fast-track access to disability benefits, an official review of youth employment will say.