作者：埃文·萨默维尔保守党表示，将对申领福利的25岁以下年轻人实行新的工作要求，以“严厉但出于关爱”的方式应对青年失业问题。
By Ewan Somerville The Conservatives have said they would introduce new work requirements for under-25s claiming benefits in a "tough love" approach to youth joblessness.
领取通用信贷、具备工作能力但已连续六个月没有工作的年轻人，将必须满足新的条件才能继续领取补贴，包括每天到就业中心报到或参加课程。
Young people claiming Universal Credit who are fit to work but have not worked for six months continuously would face new rules to qualify for payments, including daily attendance at a job centre or courses. The party says the scheme would help tackle the almost one million people aged 16 to 24 in the UK who are not in education, employment or training, known as Neets.
该党称，这项计划有助于解决英国近100万名16至24岁、未接受教育、就业或培训的所谓“NEET”群体问题。
But anti-poverty charity Trussell warned that people on Universal Credit could not afford basic essentials, which harmed their ability to find and keep work.
反贫困慈善机构特拉斯尔警告称，领取通用信贷的人连基本生活必需品都负担不起，这会影响他们找到并保住工作的能力。
Under the Tory proposals, those aged 18 to 24 who apply for Universal Credit but have not previously worked for a continuous period of six months or more, for at least 16 hours per week, would instead have to take part in a "Get to Work" scheme.
根据保守党的提案，18至24岁、申领通用信贷但过去未曾连续工作至少六个月、每周工时不足16小时的年轻人，必须参加“就业过渡计划”。
Rather than Universal Credit, they would receive a "Get to Work Allowance" paid at the same rate but requiring daily attendance at a job centre, on work experience or work readiness courses.
他们领取的将不再是通用信贷，而是“就业过渡津贴”。津贴按相同标准发放，但领取者必须每天到就业中心报到、参加工作经验课程或就业准备课程。他们将被指派一名经理，并必须参加求职工作坊和面试准备课程。
They would be assigned a manager and have to take part in job search workshops and interview preparation sessions. The programme would last six months, or less if a participant secures a job - but those who are still unemployed after half a year on the scheme would have their benefit cut by 30%. Young people on Universal Credit who have previously worked for six months, have health issues or care responsibilities or are estranged would be exempt.
该计划为期六个月；如果参与者找到工作，期限可缩短至六个月以内“太多年轻人辍学后直接领取福利——这浪费了他们的潜力，对我们的经济来说也是一场灾难，”这位保守党议员说。
The party has also said it would look closer at whether parents' earnings and savings should be factored into welfare payments for their children. Shadow work and pensions secretary Helen Whately said the measures were designed to "show some tough love" to reduce the number of Neets.
根据现行“通用福利金”规定，领取者必须签署“申领人承诺”，为求职做准备、寻找工作；如果已经在工作，则必须提高收入——但保守党称their rules would be stricter.这些提案于周四公布。此时距离该党本周开始的年会还有两天。
"Too many young people are leaving school andg straight onto benefits - this is a waste of their potential and a disaster for our economy," the Tory MP said. Under current Universal Credit requirements, people have to sign a "claimant commitment" to prepare for and look for work or increase their earnings if they are already working - but the Tories claim their rules would be stricter. The proposals were announced on Thursday ahead of the party's conference starting this weekend.
在即将发布的一份重要报告之际，如何应对英国八分之一未接受教育、就业或培训的年轻人，已成为各政党会议议程的重点。这份报告由前部长艾伦·米尔本撰写。
Neets have been high on the agenda for political parties ahead of the imminent publication of a major report by former minister Alan Milburn on how to tackle the one in eight young people in the UK who not in education, employment or training.
本周早些时候，工党大会上，财政大臣约翰·希利对党内积极分子说：“我们能给年轻人提供的最好的东西，不是一笔福利金，而是第一份带有培训和工资的工作。”他说，削减福利支出是当务之急，并宣布从2027年3月起，英格兰每位市长都将能够使用地方学徒服务，从而为青年增加数千个机会。
At Labour's conference earlier this week, Chancellor John Healey told party activists: "The best thing we can offer a young person is not a benefit payment - it's a first job with training and a wage." He said cutting welfare spending was a priority and announced that every mayor in England would have access to a Local Apprenticeships Service from March 2027 to generate thousands more youth opportunities.
周四，英国工作与养老金部表示，在英国小型企业联合会支持下推出的一项新计划，将向每家雇用年轻学徒的中小型企业提供2000英镑政府资助。以了解威斯敏斯特宫内外的运作机制。
And on Thursday, the Department for Work and Pensions said every small and medium-sized business hiring a young apprentice would get £2,000 from the government under a new scheme backed by the Federation of Small Businesses. to keep up with the inner workings of Westminster and beyond.