US EditionExtra NHS capacity and Jobcentre reforms at heart of Labour's plan to 'get Britain working'
- Jobcentre reform is central to Labour's initiative to "get Britain working again," focusing on the root causes of unemployment and local community needs.
- Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer stated that reforms will eliminate blaming those needing support and enable better employment opportunities.
- The Chartered Institute for Personal Development welcomed the plans but urged for "more ambition" to enhance apprenticeships as a university alternative.
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What is Labour’s new ‘Back to Work’ plan?
The Government has unveiled its £240 million plan to tackle economic inactivity – promising to build a country “where those who can work, will work”. The plans include substantial reforms to job centres and more capacity within the NHS to clear waiting lists – with hopes that people on sick leave will get back into the workforce. The Conservatives said Labour wasn’t willing to take the kind of tough decisions needed to reduce welfare spending.
2.8 million people alone would not work due to long-term illnesses, says the British Secretary of Labour. London also wants to do more for young people - soccer should also help with this. Great Britain's government wants to get more people into work. 2.8 million people alone would not work due to long-term illnesses, said Labor Minister Liz Kendall in Parliament in London. Almost a million young people are neither in education nor in employment…
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