It will cost £6BILLION to get young people back into work, Alan Millburn tells Andy Burnham

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Former Labour Health Minister Alan Milburn has warned Prime Minister Andy Burnham that he could face a hefty bill to tackle the problem of youth unemployment.

Published: 10:30 GMT, 7 November 2026 | Updated: 10:44 GMT, 7 November 2026

Andy Burnham could face a bill of more than £6bn to get young people back into work if he backs new recommendations in a landmark youth unemployment report.

The amount could be needed to set up youth job schemes replicating those which have been successful in countries like Germany and Denmark.

Former Labour Health Minister Alan Milburn has been studying the European models as part of his investigation into the scandal of escalating levels of youth unemployment in the UK where 15.6 per cent of young people are jobless.

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