With nearly 1 million young people not in education, employment or training(不升学、不就业、不培训) (a cohort(群体) known as “Neets”), the government and its advisers have signalled(暗示，表明) that welfare benefits may be cut to fund more job support for them. What may change and who will be affected?
近100万年轻人既不升学、不就业也不接受培训（这一群体被称为“尼特族”），政府和其顾问已暗示，可能削减福利以资助为他们提供更多就业支持。哪些方面可能变化？谁将受到影响？
Why are politicians talking about Neets?
政客们为何谈论尼特族？
Ministers are expected to make a major policy announcement in November on plans to tackle(应对，解决) what has been called a “generational challenge(代际挑战)” and a “moral crisis(道德危机)” – the persistent(持续存在的) number of young people in the UK who are out of work, not in college or training, or economically inactive(经济不活跃). The head of the government-commissioned review of young people and work, Alan Milburn, has been vigorously preparing the ground in media interviews for what he has hinted will be a major – and potentially controversial – overhaul of employment and benefits support for young people.(政府委托的“年轻人与工作”审查负责人艾伦·米尔本一直在媒体采访中大力铺垫，暗示将对年轻人的就业和福利支持进行重大且可能引发争议的彻底改革。)
部长们预计将在11月就解决所谓“代际挑战”和“道德危机”的计划发布重大政策声明——这一挑战指的是英国持续存在大量不工作、未上学院或培训、或经济不活跃的年轻人。政府委托的“年轻人与工作”审查负责人艾伦·米尔本一直在媒体采访中大力铺垫，暗示将对年轻人的就业和福利支持进行重大——且可能引发争议的——彻底改革。
Who are Neets?
尼特族是谁？
An estimated 960,000 16- to 24-year-olds are currently classified(被归类为) as Neet according to official estimates – around one in eight young people – with this number forecast to rise(预计将上升) to 1.25m by the early 2030s. Although the concept of Neets has been around for more than three decades, Milburn has warned the current cohort are different: not simply jobless but estranged from the world of work.(尽管尼特族的概念已存在三十多年，米尔本警告说当前这一群体有所不同：他们不仅仅是失业，而是与职场脱节。) Some 45% of 24-year-old Neets have never had a job. He says urgent action is needed to prevent this group becoming a “lost generation(迷失的一代)”.
根据官方估计，目前约有96万名16至24岁年轻人被归类为尼特族——约占年轻人的八分之一——预计到2030年代初这一数字将升至125万。尽管尼特族的概念已存在三十多年，米尔本警告说当前这一群体有所不同：他们不仅仅是失业，而是与职场脱节。约45%的24岁尼特族从未工作过。他表示需要采取紧急行动，防止这一群体成为“迷失的一代”。
What is the cause of this crisis?
这场危机的成因是什么？
Why is reform of welfare needed?
为何需要福利改革？
Why does the government say it needs to cut benefits for young people?
政府为何称需要削减年轻人福利？
What benefits will be cut or reformed, how – and who will it affect?
哪些福利将被削减或改革？如何改革？将影响谁？
What are the risks of cutting disability benefits for young people?
削减年轻人残疾福利有何风险？