Labour says unemployed youngsters who can work will HAVE to as there should be 'no option of a life on benefits'

Labour will today warn unemployed youngsters there should be 'no option of a life on benefits' for those fit and able to work. In a bid to toughen up Labour's stance on welfare, shadow work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall will say that a future government would not allow young people to languish on the dole when they could be working. Ms Kendall will pledge investment in improving skills and mental health support, along with a new army of employment advisers to help get young people into work. In a bid to toughen up Labour's stance on welfare, shadow work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall will say that a future government would not allow young people to languish on the dole when they could be working Today's speech comes as new figures reveal that more than 850,000 young people aged 16-24 are not in education, employment or training - an increase of 20,000 in a year 'But in return for these new opportunities, you will have a responsibility to take up the work or training that's on offer. Today's speech comes as new figures reveal that more than 850,000 young people aged 16-24 are not in education, employment or training - an increase of 20,000 in a year.