拟议的福利制度彻底改革将把25岁以下人群移出主要疾病救助金范围。
The proposed radical overhaul of the welfare system would move under-25s off the main sickness benefits.
作者：Ewan Somerville、Nick Eardley、Chris Mason根据一份政府委托审查拟提出的建议，一些年轻人有权获得的救助金可能会减少，这是对福利制度进行彻底改革的一部分。
By Ewan Somerville, Nick Eardley, Chris Mason Some young people could see reductions to the benefits they are entitled to, under a radical overhaul of the system to be recommended by a government-commissioned review.
据《泰晤士报》报道，前工党卫生大臣Alan Milburn历时一年的报告将于周二发布，报告将建议让25岁以下人群不再领取主要疾病和残疾救助金。
Alan Milburn's year-long report, which will be published on Tuesday, will recommend moving under-25s off the main sickness and disability benefits, the Times reported.
政府委托Milburn协助减少英国18至24岁“既不在校学习、也不就业、也不接受培训”（即“Neet”群体）的比例，目前这一比例为八分之一。
Milburn, a former Labour health secretary, has been tasked by the government with helping reduce the one in eight 18- to 24-year-olds in the UK who are not in education, employment or training - or "Neet".
他在周三晚间表示，他的方案不会是“无痛的”，且将同时影响现有和新申请人。
He said on Wednesday night that his plans would not be "pain-free" and would affect both existing and new claimants.
预计报告将建议，25岁以下人群不再能申领通用津贴的健康要素或个人独立津贴（Pip）。
His report is expected to recommend that under-25s are no longer able to claim the health element of universal credit or personal independence payment (Pip).
取而代之的是，他们将按与通用津贴相同的基本税率领取一项津贴。
Instead, they would receive an allowance on the same basic rate as universal credit.
部分人可能有资格获得一项新的“额外费用津贴”，用于支付与其病情相关的日常开支。
Some could be eligible for a new "additional cost allowance" to cover day-to-day costs related to their conditions.
但许多申请人在该方案下将领取更少款项，政府计划在明年将其推进立法程序。
But many claimants would receive less under the plans, which the government is set to take forward into legislation in the new year.
1992年至2010年担任工党议员的Milburn，预计还将建议投入数十亿英镑，为年轻人提供更多就业支持，包括工作实习岗位、就业补贴和一对一个人顾问。
Milburn, a Labour MP from 1992 to 2010, is also expected to recommend an investment of billions into more employment support for young people, including work placements, job subsidies and one-to-one personal advisers.
病情更严重、无法工作的人将获得一项按更高标准发放的新救助金。
Those with more severe disabilities and unable to work would get a new benefit paid at a higher rate.
Milburn在接受《泰晤士报》采访时谈到他的报告说：“坦率地说，这可能意味着一些人在申领救助金初期获得的经济支持将比现行制度下少。”
Speaking to the Times about his report, Milburn said: "Candidly, it could mean that some people will get less financial support at the beginning of their benefit claim than under the current system.
“但实际上，对于年轻人来说，我们必须解决的是另一场辩论，即优先考虑的是他们长远的人生机会，还是仅仅是眼前的短期财务状况。
"But actually, for young people, there's a different debate that we've got to resolve, which is whether the priority is their longer-term life chances or just their immediate shorter-term finances.
“我认为现行体制所做的是优先考虑后者而非前者。我认为这是错误的选择，需要反过来。”英国国家统计局（ONS）4月至6月的数据显示，英国有将近100万年轻人属于“尼特族”（Neets，指不在就业、教育或培训中的人群）。这比去年同期上升了3%。
"I think what the current system does [is] it prioritises the latter over the former. I believe that's the wrong choice and it needs to be the other way around." Just under one million young people in the UK are Neets, data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) from April to June suggests. This was a rise of 3% on the same period last year.
米尔本的建议很可能得到首相安迪·伯纳姆的支持，但可能在工党议员中引发争议，因为他们曾在其前任基尔·斯塔默爵士领导下反对福利改革。
Milburn's recommendations are likely to be backed by Prime Minister Andy Burnham but could prove controversial among Labour MPs, who opposed welfare reform under his predecessor Sir Keir Starmer.
这些改革将代表对英国福利体系的彻底大修，正值英国面临巨大政治压力，需筹集资金增加国防开支之际。
The reforms would represent a radical overhaul of Britain's welfare system, at a time when there is heavy political pressure for the UK to find the money to spend more on defence.
如果米尔本的建议获批，英国政府可能需要近十年才能看到财政节省。
If Milburn's recommendations were approved, it could take almost a decade for the British state to see monetary savings.
米尔本补充说，新体制“将需要大量投资”，并将涉及“从头重建体系”。
The new system "will need significant investment" and would involve "rebuilding the system from scratch," Milburn added.
他说，目前“成千上万的年轻人陷入福利体系，被困在贫困中，看不到繁荣或工作的前景”。
He said that currently "you've got hundreds of thousands of young people stuck in a benefit system that is trapping them in poverty, giving them no prospect of prosperity or a job".
他提出的新体制将包含胡萝卜加大棒的要素，若年轻人不参与额外的工作支持选项，可能会失去部分福利。
His new proposed system would involve an element of carrot and stick, where young people could lose some of their benefits if they did not engage with the extra work support options.
“如果没有潜在后果，协议就不是协议，”米尔本说。“权利和责任是同一枚硬币的两面。”政府发言人表示：“我们将始终确保为最弱势群体和无法工作的人提供安全网。”
"A deal isn't a deal unless there are potential consequences," Milburn said. "Entitlements and responsibilities are two sides of the same coin." A government spokesperson said: "We will always ensure there is a safety net for the most vulnerable and those who are unable to work.
“但首相已明确表示，我们需要彻底改变在这个国家支持年轻人成长的方式，即投资于他们的成功，而不是为失败买单。”
"But the prime minister has been clear that we need a wholesale change in the way we support young people to grow up in this country, where we invest in their success rather than paying for failure."
