The government aims to reform welfare and improve services for jobseekers, facing pressure to be viewed as tough on inactivity and welfare dependency.
Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall stated that young people who do not pursue training or employment will face sanctions, emphasizing accountability.
Kendall proposes a more nuanced approach to assessing work capability, moving beyond the binary classification of fit versus unfit for work.
While the White Paper outlines goals for economic growth through tackling inactivity, decisions on the nearly three million economically inactive due to health will be delayed.
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