Young people who refuse to work to lose benefits - minister

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Young people who refuse to work to lose benefits - minister - BBC Business

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Liz Kendall says young people will have a responsibility to take up new opportunities for "earning or learning".

He said the previous government had been "dealing with it" and welcomed Labour's focus on the issue, but added: "I want to make sure they do the right things rather than just talk a good game.

Under the previous Conservative government's plans to tighten eligibility for incapacity benefits, an estimated 400,000 people signed off work long-term would have lost payments.