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What's going to happen to benefits under Labour? What we know
Sep 30, 2024 · Labour has vowed there will be no return to austerity, but many benefit claimants remain concerned. Chancellor Rachel Reeves is set to unveil her first budget on 30 October. (Alamy) Chancellor Rachel Reeves will reveal the Labour government's first budget in October, having warned of "tough decisions" lying ahead.
The new sick pay changes announced by the government - Yahoo …
Oct 10, 2024 · More than seven million workers in the UK will be granted sick pay from their first day in a new job under new government proposals. The government unveiled its Employment Rights Bill on Thursday, introducing legislation in parliament to upgrade workers’ rights across the UK.. One of the key changes in the bill is a universal entitlement to sick pay for all staff from the first day they are ...
The increase in university tuition fees, explained - Yahoo News UK
2 days ago · University tuition fees will go up from April 2025 for the first time in eight years, the government has announced. Education secretary Bridget Phillipson confirmed on Monday they would rise in line with inflation to £9,535, an increase of £285 per academic year. Fees have been capped at an annual level of £9,250 since the 2017/18 academic ...
What we know about Queen's chest infection as she cancels all …
1 day ago · The Queen was forced to cancel public engagements in February last year after testing positive for COVID-19, having previously contracted the virus around one year earlier. Buckingham Palace said she'd made an "excellent recovery". Camilla has had to cancel public engagements in past years due to health issues, including for a chest infection ...
UK's Reeves raises taxes by most since 1993 in first Labour budget
Oct 29, 2024 · Britain's new finance minister Rachel Reeves announced the biggest tax increases in three decades in her first budget on Wednesday, saying she had to repair the country's broken public services with heavy spending. Businesses and the wealthy faced the brunt of the tax hikes and Reeves also paved the way for higher borrowing for investment to speed up an economy hit by the 2007-09 financial ...
New UK government closes in on major employment reform
Oct 10, 2024 · Britain's new Labour government will on Thursday take a key step towards delivering major reforms to workers' rights when it presents its employment bill to parliament, pitting unions against businesses."The government will deliver on our promise to the British people of the biggest upgrade to workers' rights in a …
UK economic forecast boosted by IMF - Yahoo News UK
Oct 22, 2024 · The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has upgraded its projection for UK growth this year by 0.4% to 1.1% - the largest upward revision for any advanced economy. In a boost to Chancellor Rachel Reeves as she prepares to travel to Washington for the IMF's annual meeting this week, its latest world economic outlook predicts strengthening growth as "falling inflation and interest rates" stimulate ...
Benefit claims for sickness are set to soar, warns OBR - Yahoo …
5 days ago · Britain’s spending on health benefits is set to soar to record levels. The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has said the proportion of working age adults receiving an incapacity benefit is at a post-financial crisis high of 7%. This is forecast to reach an all-time high of 7.9% by 2028/29. It also warned in its post-budget report released on …