Should the ‘Get to Work Allowance’ replace Universal Credit for 18 to 24 year olds?
Almost one million 16-24 year olds in the UK are NEET. The Conservatives propose that 18-24 year olds without six months of continuous prior work receive a Get to Work Allowance instead of standard Universal Credit. This requires daily attendance at a job centre, work experience or readiness courses for up to six months, with a 30% benefit cut for those still unemployed at the end. Exemptions cover those with prior work, health conditions or caring responsibilities.
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Sounds expensive. Who is going to look after these young people every day? Create more jobs rather than warehousing the young.
Yes, but only with a robust test of actual capability. A diagnosis alone should not automatically mean years outside work. Someone with genuinely disabling illness deserves support; someone capable of working should be expected to work, train or undertake treatment aimed at returning to employment. Assess what a person can actually do, review it regularly and stop allowing the benefits system to turn manageable conditions into permanent economic inactivity.
No. The one million young people are not all going to be identikit humans with one solution to fix the issue. Multiply, magnify & make good the access to opportunities on the pathway BEFORE they reach 18! So many differing paths to invest OUR money for THEIR future! I firmly believe in helping people when they are vulnerable but I am strictly against any crack in systems that CREATES vulnerability & then uses that to create division & keep us distracted. Focus. ⭐️
Utter nonsense, we need apprenticeships, better paid jobs, not zero contracts. Hospitality sector needs to encourage youngsters not abuse them to work in this sector.
There has to better ways then daily attendance to a job centre, one of the most depressing places. Need more emphasis on energising and incentivising the youth, make work pay, encourage apprentices etc
I'd be for this if the job market was better, and hopefully it will but for now I have to say no to this.
We cannot just continue as things are, however my vote yes would come with the caveat that ALL people in that age bracket including newcomers are on a level playing field, and not just targeting of native Brits.
Why are we punishing our own children when doling out money to every newcomer to this country. Im sick of seeing brand new cars outside rental housing with foreigners, no work needed for them . ! Disgusting idea.
No. I live in a rural area with the nearest job centre 12 miles away. There are very limited busses which take over an hour each way so a daily visit to the centre would take up most of the day and also incur considerable expense. It's not at all clear what value this would add.
Welfare should only be given for those in dire need to provide security and safety. Money should never be given; only ration cards, basic shelter and communication hubs could be made available at job/training centres. Money could be earned through approved training programs aligned to a national industrial plan, specific volunteer work or approved community projects.