Reeves must get ruthless on welfare

Reeves must get ruthless on welfare

Rachel Reeves’ plans for a youth guarantee scheme and lifting the two-child benefit cap are not enough to tackle the spiralling welfare bill, says Jamila Robertson This week, Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced her plan to fix the unemployment crisis, which has seen 621,000 under-24s out of work this year. Reeves’ ‘youth guarantee’ scheme would provide paid work for 18-21 year olds who have been on Universal Credit for 18 months and not in work o…