Articles for Pensions Secretary

Labour is accused of putting off urgently needed reforms to cure sicknote Britain and get two million people into jobs
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Labour is accused of putting off urgently needed reforms to cure sicknote Britain and get two million people into jobs

Daily Mail  

Labour was last night accused of putting off urgently needed reforms to cure sicknote Britain. Ministers are launching a drive to ‘get Britain working again’ and achieve an ‘ambitious’ target of getting another 2 million people into jobs. The Government was accused of putting off much needed welfare reforms as it unveiled plans focusing on employment support and revamping Jobcentres …

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If people refuse to work they WILL lose their benefits, insists Labour as Starmer's vows to crack down on huge welfare bill is branded a 'hollow promise'
4 weeks, 1 day ago

If people refuse to work they WILL lose their benefits, insists Labour as Starmer's vows to crack down on huge welfare bill is branded a 'hollow promise'

Daily Mail  

A Cabinet minister wriggled today as she was repeatedly pressed on whether young people face benefits cuts if they refuse to take up jobs or training. Eventually Ms Kendall said that 'if people repeatedly refuse to take up the training or work responsibilities there will be sanctions on their benefits'. Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall was involved in a …

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Winter fuel payments cut will drive 100,000 more pensioners into poverty, minister admits
1 month ago

Winter fuel payments cut will drive 100,000 more pensioners into poverty, minister admits

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Cutting winter fuel payments for pensioners will drive 100,000 more into …

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Thousands forced into poverty by winter fuel squeeze, Government estimates
1 month ago

Thousands forced into poverty by winter fuel squeeze, Government estimates

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Given the dire state of the public finances, it’s right that we target support …

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Labour's war on 'sick note Britain'! Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall pledges to get two million more people into work - but ditches tough plans to tackle welfare 'scroungers'
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Labour's war on 'sick note Britain'! Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall pledges to get two million more people into work - but ditches tough plans to tackle welfare 'scroungers'

Daily Mail  

Labour’s work and pensions secretary yesterday pledged to get two million more people into work – but hinted she will ditch tough plans to tackle welfare ‘scroungers’. In her first speech in the role, Liz Kendall declared: ‘We are the only G7 country whose employment rate still hasn’t returned to pre-pandemic levels' Kendall vowed to end ‘divisive rhetoric about strivers …

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Adilabad: Villagers detain Sarpanch,Village secretary for not sanctioning pensions
2 years, 3 months ago

Adilabad: Villagers detain Sarpanch,Village secretary for not sanctioning pensions

Deccan Chronicle  

ADILABAD: Some villagers of Nagapur detained the village secretary and Sarpanch and locked them in the Panchayat office for not sanctioning pensions for the last four years to the eligible beneficiaries in Utnoor mandal on Tuesday. According to sources, some villagers were not happy with the Sarpanch and village secretary since there was a huge delay in sanctioning them Asara …

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