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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.
Work and Pensions Secretary slams labour market stats as ‘truly dire’ and affirms mission to Get Britain Working again
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The ‘truly dire’ state of the labour market has been revealed today with the number of people classed as economically inactive has spiralled to 9.4 million, as the Work and Pensions Secretary reaffirms her Plan to Get Britain Working again.
On a visit to Leeds Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall will today (Thursday 11 July) confirm the Government’s commitments to its manifesto Back to Work Plan, and say tackling economic inactivity is central to the Government’s number one mission of growing the economy.
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