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Labour would ensure ‘everyone who can work, does’

A Labour government would ensure “everyone who can work, does”, the shadow work and pensions secretary has said. Liz Kendall used her key note speech at the party conference in Liverpool to set out how Labour would fix economic inactivity in the UK. ...

09 Oct 2023 at 12:01

Young people valued but must take opportunities to learn and work, Labour to say

Young people will be told they are valued and “important” but have a responsibility to take up the work or training that is being offered as part of Labour’s plan to invest in their future. Shadow work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall will say ...

04 Mar 2024 at 10:34

Labour promises crackdown on benefits payments to inactive young people

Labour has promised tougher measures on handing out benefits payments as it sets out plans to reduce the number of young people out of work, education or training. Shadow work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall said the party would recruit 8,...

04 Mar 2024 at 17:11

Streeting: Labour would shift focus of health spending towards primary care

A Labour government would over time shift the focus of health spending towards primary care, the shadow health secretary has said. Wes Streeting criticised the way “we underinvest in primary care, community services, mental health, ...

21 May 2023 at 12:12

Conference motion on winter fuel payment ‘doesn’t dictate’ policy – Starmer

A Labour conference motion “doesn’t dictate Government policy”, Sir Keir Starmer has said, after his party’s activists voted to condemn the introduction of winter fuel allowance means testing. Delegates at Labour’s annual ...

25 Sept 2024 at 17:00

City

Government pledges to tackle soaring UK economic inactivity

Spiralling levels of economic inactivity in Britain’s workforce are set to be tackled by the Government as it pledged to address the “greatest employment challenge of a generation”. Work and Pensions Secretary Liz ...

10 Sept 2024 at 11:36

Winter fuel allowance changes branded a ‘punishment beating’ against pensioners

The Tories have accused ministers of “broken promises” and issuing a “punishment beating” against pensioners by cutting the winter fuel payment. Shadow work and pensions secretary Mel Stride told a rowdy Commons ...

10 Sept 2024 at 18:58

Pensioners encouraged to apply for benefits in new Government campaign

A campaign to increase the take-up of pension credit is being launched by the Government, after it revealed it would be restricting winter fuel payments to those “most at need”. Pension Credit Week of Action is ...

01 Sept 2024 at 00:01

Personal Finance

Reported £400 pensions boost ‘cold comfort’ for retirees struggling this winter

Strong wage growth could be set to deliver a boost of more than £400 to pensioners’ pockets, reports suggest. The Treasury’s internal working calculations, reportedly seen by the BBC, revealed the state ...

04 Sept 2024 at 13:45

Minister pressed on pensioner death estimates linked to winter fuel payment cut

The Work and Pensions Secretary has declined to put a figure on how many pensioners the Government thinks could die this winter as a result of fuel payment changes. When asked by her Conservative ...

07 Oct 2024 at 18:48

Fund for councils to help vulnerable extended after support cliff edge warning

A fund to help struggling households with bills and essentials has been extended to cover the winter period after councils warned that the most vulnerable were facing a support “cliff edge”. The ...

02 Sept 2024 at 13:20

Government urged to write off majority of carer’s allowance debts immediately

Debts unwittingly racked up by carers due to overpayments of their allowance should be written off immediately, the Government has been urged as it announced a review into the issue. Work and ...

16 Oct 2024 at 15:01

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