Work Capability Assessment
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Oct 2, 2026
New report on Youth unemployment recommends fast tracks to benefits for young people with severe impairments and health conditions
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0:26speaker_0HOST
The review was conducted by the former Labour health secretary, Alan Milburn, and, um, yeah, it says 16 to 24-year-olds with the most severe lifelong needs should be guaranteed swift and unconditional benefit support rather than having to prove they cannot work.
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0:43speaker_0HOST
Um, currently, um, obviously they have to go-undergo, um, assessments, whether it's by PIP, whether it's, um, uh, out of work benefits with the Work Capability, um, Test.
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0:59speaker_0HOST
There are obviously different, obviously different groups and categories, but they still have to go through those, um, [sighs] mutual assessments even if they, you know, they, they come from the highest, highest group.
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1:10speaker_0HOST
Uh, um, they still have to go through the mutual assessments.