MPs Call for Job Hunt Education in Schools to Combat Rising Benefits Bill

Teaching Job Skills Early

Children as young as 12 should be taught how to secure employment in supermarkets to curb the increasing benefits bill, according to a senior MP.

Government Intervention in Schools

Former Tory leader Sir Iain Duncan Smith has urged the government to deploy job centre staff to schools to educate students on job opportunities.

Addressing Generational Unemployment

The report highlighted cases of young people being sixth-generation unemployed, emphasizing the need to tackle deep-rooted issues in society.

In areas like Grimsby and Birkenhead, where over half the population relies on out-of-work benefits, the problem is not just systemic but has also taken on a cultural dimension.

Sir Iain Duncan Smith stated, "Unless we address some of the underlying questions of how we function as a society, we will merely be kicking the can down the road for the next government to deal with once more."