Biggest Employment Reforms in a Generation Unveiled to Get Britain Working Again
Department for Work and Pensions, 26 November 2024
Unveiling the biggest reforms to employment support for a generation, Work and Pensions Secretary, Liz Kendall has on 26 November published the Get Britain Working White Paper, marking the Government’s first major intervention to achieve an ambitious 80 per cent employment rate.
- White Paper on biggest reforms to employment support for a generation published today, backed by £240 million investment
- Jobcentres transformed across Great Britain and every young person to have access to an apprenticeship, quality training and education opportunities
- Mental health support to be expanded and extra capacity deployed to reduce waiting lists in areas with highest levels of inactivity
- Measures announced in White Paper will fuel growth as Government rebuilds Britain in a decade of national renewal
It comes as stark figures show almost one and a half million people are unemployed, over nine million people are inactive, a record 2.8 million people are out of work due to long-term sickness. Young people have also been left behind with one in eight young people not in education, employment or training, and nine million adults lack the essential skills they need to get on in work.