Unemployment
MPs have finished the Report Stage debate of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, as well as voting on various amendments. More such votes are expected to follow ahead of a crunch Third Reading vote next Friday. During today’s debate, MPs voted in favour of several changes that strengthen the safeguards in the… Read more »
The Medical Defence Union (MDU) today welcomed the announcement by the government, in its 2025 Spending Review, that funding for NHS services will increase by 3%. While it is positive that healthcare services have been prioritised in the Spending Review, the MDU emphasises that reform is still urgently needed to ensure this extra funding is… Read more »
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Unemployment has risen once again over the past month to a six-year high of 1.68 million, figures from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) show. The number of people looking for work rose by 243,000 through the year, while the number of people claiming Jobseekers’ allowance is also up 2,000 on last month to… Read more »
Women must save more for their retirement if the gender gap in pension provision is to be addressed, ministers have warned today. The government has pledged to tackle the fact that just 30 per cent of women currently retire on a full state pension, compared to 85 per cent of men. But women’s minister Meg… Read more »
