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Local leaders laid bare the stark challenges that must be overcome to tackle child poverty in their communities when they met with the new Child Poverty Taskforce today [Thursday 19 September].
Lockdown generation consigned to the ‘scrapheap’ will get life-changing support into work, vows Minister
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The ‘lockdown generation’ who’ve been consigned to the ‘scrapheap’ will get life-changing support through major reforms to get Britain working again, the Minister for Employment has vowed in her first speech since taking office.
Spiralling economic inactivity to be addressed as new Labour Market Advisory Board launched to advise government on getting Britain working again.
Pensioners urged to check if they could be eligible for Pension Credit to secure the Winter Fuel Payment, worth up to £300 per household.
Government support extended to help struggling households with bills and essential costs over winter
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Millions of vulnerable people to receive help this winter as the Work and Pensions Secretary extends the Household Support Fund
Kendall launches blueprint for fundamental reform to change the DWP from a ‘Department of Welfare to a Department for Work’
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Liz Kendall will today set out how Britain’s system of employment support must be fundamentally reformed to tackle the “most urgent challenge” of spiralling economic inactivity.
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