Labour party delegates expected to condemn decision to means-test winter fuel payments as prime minister says Conservatives should apologiseKeir Starmer has said that he wants long-term benefit claimants to have to look for work if they can.In an interview with the Today programme, he said:I think the basic proposition that you should look for work is right.Obviously there will be hard cases, but the way I would do it is to say yes, that’s the basic proposition, but we also want to support that so that more people can get into work.Quite often I think what lies behind this is a fear for someone who’s been on long-term sickness, that can they get back into the workplace? Are they going to be able to cope? Is it all going to go hopelessly wrong?Yes they need to be back in the workplace where they can, but I do think that if we can put the right support in place, which I’ve seen pilots of, they work pretty well, and we want to see more of those across the country. Continue reading…
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Author : Andrew Sparrow
Publish date : 2024-09-25 08:16:38
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