UK Announces Radical Youth Employment Plan with Paid Job Mandates

Chancellor Rachel Reeves will unveil a sweeping Labour initiative requiring young Britons unemployed or out of education for 18 months to accept paid job offers. The Youth Guarantee programme marks the most aggressive policy intervention against long-term youth unemployment in decades.

Sanctions including benefit reductions await those aged 16-24 who refuse placements. "This isn't just economic policy - it's about restoring dignity," Reeves will declare at the Labour conference, framing the MOVE as prevention against generational economic exclusion.

November's Budget will determine critical implementation details, including whether roles will be government-funded or employer-subsidized. The policy specifically targets Universal Credit recipients within the demographic who've remained jobless for at least 18 months.