Cash boost for businesses who hire young workers as ‘significant’ upfront costs needed
Findings are available in the analysis below.1 finding Left out here: Leaves out what changes the picture
The Sun reports only the employer grant from Milburn's review. It never says the same review proposes removing under-25s from the main sickness and disability benefits, or that Milburn warned it would not be "pain-free". A reader is left thinking the review is a package of cash support, when it also carries cuts to young people's benefits.
How we know
- The Independent reported“proposed a major overhaul of the welfare system that would remove under-25s from main sickness and disability benefits”What we know about Alan Milburn’s proposed major overhaul of welfare system (opens in a new tab)
- The Independent reported“has explicitly warned that his proposal would not be “pain-free” and would affect both existing and new claimants”Will Alan Milburn’s plans for ‘neets’ make any difference to welfare? (opens in a new tab)
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Read the original article on thesun.co.uk (opens in a new tab)What we found (1)
The Sun reports Alan Milburn's coming recommendation of a larger youth jobs grant for employers, attributes the plan to him and quotes Milburn, Theo Paphitis and the shadow chancellor. The Sun reports only the grant side of the review. It never says that, as The Independent reported, the same review proposes removing under-25s from main sickness and disability benefits.
Leaves out what changes the picture
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What is missing
The Sun reports only the employer grant from Milburn's review. It never says the same review proposes removing under-25s from the main sickness and disability benefits, or that Milburn warned it would not be "pain-free". A reader is left thinking the review is a package of cash support, when it also carries cuts to young people's benefits.
How we know
- The Independent reported“proposed a major overhaul of the welfare system that would remove under-25s from main sickness and disability benefits”What we know about Alan Milburn’s proposed major overhaul of welfare system (opens in a new tab)
- The Independent reported“has explicitly warned that his proposal would not be “pain-free” and would affect both existing and new claimants”Will Alan Milburn’s plans for ‘neets’ make any difference to welfare? (opens in a new tab)
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