Starmer issues benefits warning for young people with mental illnesses
Sir Keir Starmer questioned the emphasis on the government’s emphasis on mental health benefits on wider support and expressed his concern that young people may be dependent on welfare for life.
BBC Radio 4s Today The program was asked whether the Prime Minister would tell those who have the government’s anxiety and depression telling that the conditions were not an excuse to stop looking for a job.
“I think we need to look at this issue again and ask ourselves a basic question, so: Aren’t we better than simply saying our money to the resources and support required for mental health?”
Orum I’m not saying that you shouldn’t have benefits for mental health problems, but I think we should examine it very carefully.
“I think this is wrong and not just because of the expenditure results. Because if you are benefits in your twenties, it will be extremely difficult to get benefits for the rest of your life. It is not good. There is a million young people in this position. There is a million young people in this position.
In the election manifesto, the worker promised to receive 8,500 more mental health workers. Data published by the Ministry of Health and Social Care in June showed that the government has rented 6,700 so far as part of 680 million pounds of cineral plans.
In addition, the party said it would put a mental health specialist in every school, but it would not be fulfilled by 2030.
Ministers hope that people who need support will first use the NHS application, where they can refer to self -reference to talk without having to make an appointment with their GPs.
The Treasury will also finance the construction of 85 new private mental health emergency service. The project of 120 million pounds was announced in the expenditure examination earlier this year.
Under the pressure of lowering the expenditures on benefits, the government has been increasing £ 20 billion since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandema. The predicted increase until the end of the decade is 70 billion £.
He said that the number of working age people who claimed to be a disease or disability can reach 4.3 million by 2030 unless no changes were made.
Mark Winstanley, CEO of mental health services, rethinks the mental illness and warned the government to withdraw support only.
He said: “There are records of 1.8 million people on the waiting lists of mental health, many fall into the crisis and lose their jobs because they face extraordinary long wait for treatment.
“At the same time, we know that safe work protects mental health, but many do not get the right support for employment, and only one will be inefficient to cut off the financial life line.
“The main task is to create capacity in the health system and to expand the targeted employment programs, to reduce the economic inactivity between young people but quickly.
“This requires the government to work closely with the front organizations.”
