{"id":103215,"date":"2025-01-31T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-31T10:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/?p=103215"},"modified":"2025-01-31T10:13:02","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T10:13:02","slug":"liz-kendall-unveils-key-welfare-reforms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/liz-kendall-unveils-key-welfare-reforms\/","title":{"rendered":"Liz Kendall Unveils Key Welfare Reforms to Address Economic Pressures"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In an effort to address rising expenses, <strong>Liz Kendall<\/strong>, Labour&#8217;s Work and Pensions Secretary, has revealed proposals to restructure the <strong>UK welfare system<\/strong>. In addition to addressing long-term unemployment brought on by health conditions, the comprehensive reforms seek to increase the <strong>sustainability <\/strong>of the welfare budget. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This occurs at a time when the UK is experiencing increasing financial difficulties that are made worse by <strong>increased disability benefits<\/strong> and an increase in the number of people who are unemployed as a result of chronic illnesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Senior Labour Party member Kendall emphasized that in order to avoid more economic strain, the welfare system had to change. Given the mounting strain on the nation&#8217;s public finances, the government&#8217;s drive for reform is more pressing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In an <strong>update on the proposed revisions<\/strong>, Kendall underlined that having a sustainable welfare system is vital to the long-term health of the UK economy and its workforce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reforming the Benefit System: A Step Towards Sustainability<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Labour plans to concentrate on improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the benefit system as part of the overhaul. Kendall emphasized that the <strong>welfare bill,<\/strong> which has increased significantly in recent years, needs to be reduced. Helping more people move from <a href=\"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/child-poverty-in-uk-why-scotland-is-leading\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"103087\">poverty <\/a>into the <strong>workforce <\/strong>will be the main goal, especially with the implementation of a new framework for sickness and disability <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/browse\/benefits\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">benefits <\/a>and modifications at Jobcentres.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The government\u2019s green paper, set to be released in the <strong>spring<\/strong>, will propose new ways to support people with long-term health conditions who are unable to work. We have got almost record numbers of people out of work due to long-term health problems.\u201d Kendall remarked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> \u201cWe\u2019re going to get the benefits bill on a <strong>more sustainable course<\/strong> \u2013 and it has to be, we cannot accept these costs of failure, failure for individuals, failure for businesses and failure for the economy.\u201d By targeting this issue, the government hopes to strike a <strong>balance <\/strong>between providing necessary support and curbing <a href=\"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/retirement-pensioners-costs-tax-reforms\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"101385\">rising costs<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Political Landscape: Labour\u2019s Critique of Conservative Welfare Policy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Labour&#8217;s plans for reform are not without political context. Kendall directly criticised the previous<strong> Conservative government<\/strong>, accusing them of failing to address the root causes of welfare dependency. She argued that the <strong>Tories<\/strong>\u2019 approach to welfare was fundamentally flawed because it <strong>neglected the importance of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/two-thirds-working-renters-struggle-pay-rent\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"100540\">work <\/a><\/strong>in achieving long-term financial independence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kendall\u2019s remarks align with those of Chancellor <strong>Rachel Reeves<\/strong>, who, in her major economic growth speech, outlined plans for &#8220;<strong>fundamental reform<\/strong>&#8221; of the welfare system. Reeves also demanded that neglected areas, such as the <strong>growing expenses of health<\/strong> and disability payments, be reexamined. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In response to growing economic pressures, Liz Kendall, Labour\u2019s Work and Pensions Secretary, has unveiled sweeping reforms aimed at tackling the UK\u2019s escalating welfare costs. The proposed changes focus on making the system more sustainable and addressing long-term unemployment caused by chronic health conditions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":103218,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[46],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-103215","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-social-welfare","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-33","no-featured-image-padding"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103215","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=103215"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103215\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":103248,"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103215\/revisions\/103248"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/103218"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=103215"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=103215"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=103215"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}