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Hundreds of thousands of sick or disabled people will be offered voluntary help towards employment as part of a package of measures coming into force 6th April 2026 that will encourage work and save taxpayers around £1 billion. Incentives that discourage work and trap people on benefits to be removed via legislation coming into force 6th … Continue reading Thousands to be supported into work with reforms to welfare system
60 major and many small employers are joining forces with government to tackle the rising tide of ill-health that is pushing people out of work Employers join forces with government to tackle ill-health and keep Britain working Employers and mayoral authorities back plans to support employees to keep people healthy and in work. A three-year partnership, led … Continue reading Tackling ill-health and keep Britain working
Over 40,000 more sick or disabled people will receive intensive employment support to move into secure, fulfilling work and out of poverty, thanks to a £167.2 million boost to the Connect to Work programme. Nine further areas across England to benefit from a £167 million investment in Connect to Work – the programme that refuses … Continue reading Job advisers to be embedded in GP surgeries as tens of thousands more sick and disabled people offered help into work
A new pilot programme will support people with health conditions back into employment and ease pressure on doctors. Fifteen pioneering regions to trial groundbreaking approach to reduce GP pressure and help local people back to work Pilot scheme to transform how fit notes are issued Part of Plan for Change to grow the economy, get … Continue reading GP practices to help people back to work
Unveiling the biggest reforms to employment support for a generation, Work and Pensions Secretary, Liz Kendall has published the Get Britain Working White Paper, marking the Government’s first major intervention to achieve an ambitious 80 per cent employment rate. White Paper on biggest reforms to employment support for a generation published today, backed by £240 … Continue reading Get Britain Working again
Get Britain Working White Paper brings forward locally-led health, work and skills plans to drive down near record 2.8m people out of work due to long term sickness. New WorkWell programme offers tailored support like physiotherapy and counselling for people out of work or at risk of leaving work, bringing together a range of different … Continue reading “Good work is good for health” – WorkWell
Millions of people, including families, pensioners, carers and those struggling to find work are set to benefit from Autumn Budget reforms to boost work and tackle poverty. Welfare safety net will be strengthened with a new Fair Repayment Rate, an increase to benefits and an extension of vital crisis support. Carers will also see a … Continue reading DWP – Autumn Budget 2024 to drive up opportunity and drive down poverty
“The £3 fare cap will keep bus travel affordable”. single bus fares to be capped at £3 until the end of 2025, ensuring services remain affordable and supporting travel in rural areas and towns fare cap extension comes on top of nearly £925 million invested to deliver high quality services and protect vital bus routes … Continue reading Bus fares cap increasing to £3
Ahead of Budget later this week, the Chancellor pledges work and welfare overhaul so people who can work, do work. £240 million Get Britain Working package to include work, skills and health support for disabled people and long-term sick. Benefit reform to be accelerated from this autumn to give more people access to employment support. … Continue reading ‘We will build a Britain where those who can work, will work’