Young people out of work or not in education or training for six months will need to do unpaid work to claim benefits under welfare reforms drawn up by the Conservative Party.
The reforms mean people aged between 18 and 21 will have to do 30 hours of community work each week and 10 hours of job-hunting to qualify for benefits.
The work will begin from day one of their claim. It could involve preparing meals for elderly people or working at charities.
Prime Minister David Cameron said the reforms sought to end long-term youth unemployment and help youngsters understand that "welfare is not a one-way street".
The scheme - called the Community Work Programme - extends already-announced Conservative plans to abolish Jobseeker's Allowance, replacing it with a Youth Allowance.
Claimants will be required to undertake an apprenticeship or community work from day one of signing on if they have been out of employment, education or training for six months prior to claiming benefits.
Mr Cameron announced the scheme during a speech in Hove.
He said: "Our welfare reforms are a key part of our long-term economic plan.
"They are not just about saving money. They are about changing lives and making this a country that rewards work and gives everyone the chance of a better future.
"That is why we are taking further steps to help young people make something of their lives. Our goal in the next parliament is effectively to abolish long-term youth unemployment.
"We want to get rid of that well-worn path from the school gate, down to the jobcentre, and on to a life on benefits."
"For those 18 to 21-year-olds who have not been in employment, training or education for six months before they sign on, we are going to take intensive action.
"What these young people need is work experience and the order and discipline of turning up for work each day.
"So a Conservative government would require them to do daily community work from the very start of their claim, as well as searching for work."
A Liberal Democrat spokesman said: "These placements are not designed to help someone into work, more to punish. Just like the Tory plans to axe housing benefit for young people, it's all stick and no carrot.
"Young people should be given help and support into the workplace, help at job centres and the opportunity to get on in life, not just written off as feckless and lazy."
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