The Chancellor, Rachel Reeves will today announce a new scheme as she demands that benefits and Universal Credit should not be viewed as an alternative to employment View 3 Images She said benefits should not be deemed an alternative to employment (Image: AFP via Getty Images)

Rachel Reeves will pledge paid employment opportunities for jobless young people today as part of a fresh Youth Guarantee initiative. ‌

During a keynote address at Labour party conference in Liverpool , the Chancellor will announce the programme, alongside the prospect of benefit sanctions for those who reject the offer. This follows shortly after she informed broadcasters that the welfare system required overhaul, whilst also dampening the economic proposals of Andy Burnham, who declined on Frida

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