The party promises to reform the benefits system
The party is now in power after winning a landslide victory last week. The new Prime Minister Keir Starmer has promised to 'hit the ground running', telling his top team this weekend that there is a "huge amount of work to do" that they would start straight away.
Setting out the party's plans to reform employment support, the manifesto says: "Our system will be underpinned by rights and responsibilities – people who can work, should work – and there will be consequences for those who do not fulfil their obligations." The party has said its reforms to employment support will aim to 'drive growth and opportunity'. It plans to bring Jobcentre Plus and the National Careers Service together with a new approach focused on 'getting people into work and helping them get on at work'.
The government will work with mayors, like Andy Burnham, and combined authorities on a 'new approach' to Jobcentre Plus and employment support. This could see more funding devolved for local initiatives like Greater Manchester's Working Well programme.
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