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Yesterday, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) published one of the first major policy papers of the new Labour government – the ‘Get Britain Working’ White Paper. Ignore the headlines which accompanied it (‘Young people who refuse to work...
This week, the Chancellor delivered a significant Budget – raising public spending by £70 billion, funded by large tax rises and borrowing for investment. Hidden away in the Budget documents was a sneak preview of one of the first major...
Yesterday, Liz Kendall, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, gave a speech in Barnsley setting out plans for reforming employment support. One of her key lines was that she wants to deliver “fundamental reform so a department for welfare...
Last week the ONS published new statistics about employment and jobs in the UK – the first time for a number of months due to problems with survey response rates. With the appropriate caveats that the figures are estimates based...
In recent years, devolution in England has become a cross-party political agenda. The government has concluded ‘trailblazer’ devolution deals with the Greater Manchester and West Midlands Combined Authorities (WMCA), and new devolution deals in areas including York and North Yorkshire...
The Chancellor has nailed the importance of tackling economic inactivity – but we need to be bolder about the solutions. Universal Support – a voluntary programme of personalised, tailored help for people with health conditions – is a more effective...
Labour’s promise to form a government that can prevent problems as well as fix them is to be welcomed. The state is stuck in a cycle of servicing growing numbers of people living with ill health, struggling with their working...
When Jeremy Hunt suggested that life for over 50s “doesn’t just have to be going to the golf course” he was criticised for assuming that the so-called ‘early exiters’ were simply opting for the easy life while the economy struggles...
Since lockdown began, many employees have been furloughed and have had financial support from the Government. But many have fallen through the cracks. Lauren, who is in her late 20s and lives in London, was offered a new job in...
