Oral Question·Department for Work and Pensions
“What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help reduce the number of people in low-paid work.”
Tabled: 10 December 2024Answered: 16 December 2024
Asked by
Connor Naismith
Labour — Crewe and Nantwich
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Answer from Hansard
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Liz Kendall)
Our plan to get Britain working is crucial to tackling low pay and increasing living standards in every corner of the country. When only one in six people ever fully escape low pay, the Labour party believes that is not good enough, so our new jobs and careers service, backed by £55 million of additional funding next year, will kick-start our reforms to help more people get work and get on in their work so that they boost their living standards, too.