- The government appointed Alan Milburn to lead a review addressing the youth unemployment crisis, utilizing ONS data.
- The DWP commissioned the Milburn Review on young people amid reports of rising NEET figures.
- The Department for Work and Pensions, involving Alan Milburn, reviews current system failures within Universal Credit.
- The government manages the benefits system and provides welfare spending forecasts, while Pat McFadden critiques system flaws.
Full Fact used ONS figures to contradict claims made by Work and Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden.
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What happened
Full Fact used ONS figures to contradict claims made by Work and Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden.
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The entities involved
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Pat McFadden
British politician (born 1965)
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Office for National Statistics
United Kingdom's principal government institution in charge of statistics and census data
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Department for Work and Pensions
United Kingdom government ministerial department