Key Facts

• McFadden said job support for young people needs a legal basis and clearer guarantees.
• Milburn is expected to recommend guaranteed job placements or training for people under 25.
• Milburn has proposed shifting spending from benefits toward employment support, from about £25 on benefits for every £1 on support to a £2-to-£1 ratio.
• Milburn has proposed a government duty to provide opportunities such as apprenticeships, college places, job coaching or jobs.
• Milburn also said young people should have greater obligations to take up opportunities offered to them.
• From next April, eligible claimants under 25 will be offered a subsidised six-month minimum-wage job after 12 months of unsuccessful job seeking, rather than 18 months.
• The scheme's maximum age rose from 21 to 24 earlier this year.