LBC opinion piece, on UK Politics, 14 November 2026
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Read the original article on lbc.co.uk (opens in a new tab)Andrew Percy, co-chair of a UCL policy network, argues that Jobcentres should become Skills Centres employing young people directly, as a cheaper alternative to the benefit changes expected from Alan Milburn's review. His figures for the NEET population and the cost of Milburn's plan match other coverage, and he marks his own costings as estimates. Nothing in the piece misleads its reader on the grounds an opinion column is judged by.
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“Set against the 981,000 young people not in education, employment or training”
Percy gives the full base his 300,000 places are measured against. It matches the near one million figure other outlets report, so the reader can judge the scale of his claim.
“which we estimate would reach around £7 billion a year at full scale”
Percy presents the fee income his costing depends on as his own estimate, not as an established figure.
“whose direct running costs came to £1.2 billion in 2023–24”
Percy gives the Jobcentre cost figure with its period, so the reader knows what year the number covers.
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