UK Labour - December 2024
Work and Pensions Secretary, MP said:
"Today's figures are a stark reminder of the work that needs to
be done.
“To get Britain growing again, we need to get Britain working
again – so people have good jobs which pay decent wages and offer
the chance to progress.
“Through our Get Britain Working Plan we will do just that –
transforming Jobcentres, making sure every young person is
earning or learning and properly joining up work, health and
skills support to drive up employment and drive down poverty in
every corner of our country.
“And from April, someone working full time on the minimum wage
will be £1,400 better off, meaning more money in people's
pockets, delivering on the plan for change to improve living
standards and make people better off.”
Background:
- We have published our Get Britain Working White Paper which
sets out major new reforms to tackle inactivity: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/get-britain-working-white-paper
- The ONS advise caution when using the monthly labour market
figures. The DWP also uses other data sources, including
statistics from the OECD and OBR. Last month, we published data
that shows less than one in 10 of those searching for work on
Universal Credit finding a job within a month.
- Based on current inflation forecasts, a full-time worker's
annual gross pay on the National Living Wage is expected to be
over £9,700 greater in real terms than it was in 1999, the year
it was introduced.
