PIP reform plans raise fears for young people already in work
Reported PIP reform plans raise concerns for young disabled people. The current payment can help with extra living costs even when someone works or studies.
Reviewer of young people and work; former health secretary
Alan Milburn
Former British health secretary leading the government-commissioned review of young people and work.
Alan Milburn leads the independent review of young people and work commissioned by the British government. He was Labour member of Parliament for Darlington from 1992 to 2010 and health secretary from 1999 to 2003. He studied history at Lancaster University, where he later became chancellor, the university’s ceremonial head.
Milburn has also chaired the Social Mobility Commission, which examines barriers to opportunity. Daylight Post’s report on PIP reform plans examines why changes aimed at helping young people into work also matter to disabled people already working or studying.
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