米尔本建议严重残障青年获得快速通道福利

前工党卫生大臣艾伦·米尔本主持的青年就业审查建议，患有严重复杂残障且无法获得有薪工作的16至24岁青年应当获得快速通道进入残障福利。1根据该建议，符合条件者应获得无条件保障支持，而无需反复参加个人独立支付和通用信用健康福利的多次评估程序。1

米尔本表示，"患有最严重残障的残障人士其状况过于严重，他们永远无法工作。根据权利，他们应该更快地获得支持"。1该审查报告预计在10月发布。1

英国约100万名16至24岁青年被列为"尼特"（未就业、未接受教育或培训）。1残障慈善机构Sense的哈丽特·爱德华兹表示该原则是"重大进步"。1

A youth employment review led by former Labour health secretary Alan Milburn is expected to recommend that young people aged 16 to 24 with severe, complex disabilities who cannot obtain paid work should receive fast-track access to disability benefits 1. The review, due to be published in October, proposes that qualifying individuals should receive unconditional support without having to undergo repeated lengthy assessment processes 1.

Milburn stated that those with the most serious disabilities have conditions "too severe for them ever to work" and argued that "by right, they should get support more quickly" 1. Under the proposed approach, young people would avoid multiple assessments for programmes such as Personal Independence Payment and Universal Credit health-related benefits 1. The recommendation comes as approximately one million young people aged 16 to 24 in the United Kingdom are classified as NEET—not in employment, education, or training 1. Harriet Edwards of disability charity Sense described the principle as "a major step forward" 1.