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Pre Budget Report 2009
9 December 2009 In the Pre Budget Report, the Chancellor set out our three-point plan to: 1) secure the recovery and go for growth 2) take tough choices necessary to halve the deficit in four years 3) protect vital frontline public services After the worst economic crisis in 60 years, and a deep and painful recession, it is [...]
Continue reading...Unemployment Figures
18. November 2009
11 November 2009 Labour is determined not to repeat the Tory policies of the past which left families and communities scarred for generations. That is why Labour is investing £5 billion now to help people get back to work - £5 billion which the Tories oppose. If we don’t act now, it will cost us all more [...]
Continue reading...Repossessions
17. November 2009
The steps that have been taken to ensure help is available at every stage of the repossession process include: ACTION ON ADVICE: The Government is investing £130m in providing free face-to-face debt advice services between 2006 and 2011, and over the past year more than 100,000 families have received information and advice about their mortgages from [...]
Continue reading...Child Trust Funds
17. November 2009
From September 2009, the Government is making the first Child Trust Fund payments to 7-year-olds. Children will receive a payment of £250 into their CTF account. A further payment of £250 will also be made for children in lower-income families, and children in care. The Government payments are designed to: Help kick-start families’ saving for [...]
Continue reading...Securing Economic Recovery
17. November 2009
22 October 2009 This time last year, the world banking system and the global economy were staring into the abyss We took action. We stepped into support our economy and led the global response through our leadership of the G20. The action we took is working, although the job isn’t finished yet. Without it, another 500,000 jobs would [...]
Continue reading...Banking Reform
17. November 2009
3 November 2009 We are making the banks safer, stronger and better for the consumer. The break-up of the rescued banks will create three new banks. It’s the biggest shake up of the high street for a generation increasing competition and benefiting consumers with better rates and services. The situation has improved largely due to Government action. We [...]
Continue reading...Funding to help people back into work
17. November 2009
13 November 2009 Today John Denham, Communities Secretary, announced that 61 local authorities will receive a share of £40m of Working Neighbourhood Fund (WNF) to tackle worklessness and low skills, and help people back to work While the number of long-term jobless families has been reduced by 13 per cent over the last ten years, this funding [...]
Continue reading...More help for working families
17. November 2009
2 November 2009 More help with housing costs for working families · Labour is delivering real help for working families from today through changes to benefits rules. · More than 200,000 working families will gain about £1000 a year, thanks to new rules around Housing and Council Tax Benefits, making them an average of £20 a week better [...]
Continue reading...Budget 2009
23. April 2009
To see the budget in full, including the Chancellor’s speech, please click here to go to the Treasury’s website. For further information, please click here to access the Treasury’s dedicated microsite on the 2009 Budget.
Continue reading...What has Labour ever done for the workers?
15. April 2009
Labour is the party of fair chances and fair rules. This month the Government is introducing three new rights: o Extending the right to request flexible working o Increasing statutory holiday entitlement o Strengthening enforcement of the National Minimum Wage These new rights build on a series of achievements by Labour which has delivered a fair deal in the [...]
Continue reading...Alan Johnson MP
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11. December 2009
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