Election 2024: Benefits ‘less dignified’ than work, Starmer toughens welfare line Battle for No10 State handouts don’t deliver the “same sense of self-reliant dignity as a fair wage”, Sir Keir Starmer has said, as he toughens his party’s line on welfare.
Focus on health to cut ballooning welfare bill, new report argues Economics The next government should focus on addressing underlying health conditions rather than embarking on a benefits "clampdown", a new report has argued.
Employment support needs to be a ‘top priority’ as long-term sickness hits new record Economics New figures out today showed that 9.4m people were economically inactive in the three months to April, up nearly 400,000 on last year, with long-term sickness a major contributor.
Will Rishi Sunak’s clampdown on ‘sick note culture’ tackle long-term sickness? April 20, 2024 "Reforms to fit notes...won’t help the 2.8m people currently out of work due to their long-term health conditions," David Finch, assistant director at the Health Foundation, said.