Chancellor Rachel Reeves announces £22bn black hole in UK budget
RACHEL Reeves vows to get more jobless Brits back into work as the £306 billion welfare bill spirals “out of control”.Rachel Reeves vows to get more jobless Brits back into work as the £306 billion welfare bill spirals 'out of control'Her intervention comes as 9.4 million are economically inactive – not working or looking for a job – and 2.83 million are off on long-term sickness.
“It’s been 14 years of shameful failure and mismanagement by the previous government that has let welfare costs spiral out of control.”Rachel Reeves embarks on Whitehall war on waste to free up cash for Budget “We need to get this right, because helping people get into work and stay in work will help fix the foundations of our economy to rebuild Britain and make every part of the country better off.”Social Protection Minister Heather Humphreys hints at DOUBLE Child Benefit boost and social welfare shake-ups in Budget 2025
She is also adamant that staff in Job Centres move away from a “box-ticking” approach and tackling the practical issues holding people back from clocking on.
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