英国工作和养老金大臣帕特·麦克法登表示，工党政府有道德责任对福利体系进行重大改革，以便更多年轻人进入劳动力市场。1麦克法登称这是一场"道德十字军"，强调"我们必须决定如何建立一个新的系统，专注于机会，从询问你有权获得什么转变为询问我们如何改变你的生活"。1
改革的紧迫性源于一系列数据。英国目前有100万青年人失业、未就业或未接受培训。1领取残疾津贴的年轻人数量急剧增加，2025-26年间，16至24岁因注意力缺陷多动障碍或自闭症领取个人独立支付津贴的人数约为205,000人，自2019年以来增加了三倍多，成本达13.6亿英镑。1该人群平均个人独立支付津贴为每年8,800英镑。1麦克法登指出，"一个20岁申领病假津贴的年轻人现在更有可能在30岁时仍然领取津贴，而不是在其间的任何一年中保持稳定工作"。1
政府计划在今年秋季公布Timms评估和Milburn评估报告后启动改革。1未来改革将特别针对青年人和残疾津贴系统，并参考荷兰和丹麦等国的做法。1根据预测，工作年龄残疾津贴支出预计将从2019年的140亿英镑增至2030年的340亿英镑。1
Britain's Secretary of State for Work and Pensions has cast proposed changes to the benefits system as a moral imperative, arguing that the government must fundamentally restructure how support is delivered to young people. 1 Pat McFadden stated that the priority must shift from determining what individuals are entitled to receive toward asking "how we change your life," signaling a philosophical reorientation in welfare policy. 1
The impetus for reform stems from concerning trends in youth employment and disability benefit uptake. Currently, one million young people in the UK are unemployed, inactive, or not in training. 1 More alarming is the surge in disability benefit claims among younger adults: between 2019 and 2025-26, the number of 16- to 24-year-olds receiving Personal Independence Payment (PIP) for conditions such as ADHD or autism has more than tripled to approximately 205,000 people, at a cost of £1.36 billion annually. 1 The average annual PIP payment for this cohort stands at £8,800 per person. 1 McFadden highlighted the entrenchment problem, noting that "a 20-year-old claiming sickness benefits is now more likely to still be claiming at 30 than to have sustained stable work in any year in between." 1
The government intends to announce substantial reforms following the publication of two assessment reports scheduled for autumn this year. 1 The overhaul will specifically target systems affecting young people and disability benefits, drawing on international models from countries including the Netherlands and Denmark. 1 Working-age disability benefit expenditure is projected to nearly double from £14 billion in 2019 to £34 billion by 2030. 1
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