Real wages fall for six months in a row in Brexit squeeze
Between June to August 2016 and June to August 2017, in real terms regular pay for employees in Great Britain fell by 0.4%. Go to Source Author: read more
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In the face of a housing crisis getting worse by the day, this is a feeble announcement – John Healey
John Healey MP, Labour’s Shadow Secretary of State for Housing, responding to a government call for evidence on whether a new system of regulation for letting and management agents is needed, said:
“In the face of a housing crisis getting worse by the day, this is a feeble announcement. This isn’t even a commitment to act, it’s a commitment to ask some questions. After seven years of failure on housing, Ministers need to do much better than this.
“Rather than just asking whether renters and leaseholders need better protections, Ministers should act on Labour’s proposals to end the building of new leasehold homes, cap rises in ground rents, and back our plan for new consumer protections for private tenants including a control on rent rises, a ban on letting fees and new minimum standards.”
read moreLib Dems will join opposition to Universal Credit in today’s debate
Stephen Lloyd said: “This is a slow motion car crash. One and a half million people are in private rented accommodation and in receipt of housing benefit. Private landlords are not in a position, financially, to be as forgiving as … read more
Real wages falling yet again is deeply concerning – Margaret Greenwood
Margaret Greenwood MP, Labour’s Shadow Employment Minister, commenting on today’s Labour Market Statistics from ONS, said:
“With a record number of working people living in poverty, the news that real wages have fallen yet again is deeply concerning.
“While the overall increase in employment is welcome, it’s also clear from today’s figures that too many people are struggling to find employment because of their age, ethnicity, disability, or where they live.
“The Tories’ cuts to in-work support are making matters even worse for working families. That’s why it’s so crucial the Government urgently listens to Labour’s call to pause the roll out and fix Universal Credit.”
read moreConservatives have finally listened to Labour and scrapped premium phone helpline for claimants – Debbie Abrahams
Debbie Abrahams MP, Labour’s Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary, commenting on today’s Universal Credit statistics, said:
“The increase in the number of people on Universal Credit is worrying given the Government’s chaotic handling of its roll out.
“The Conservatives have finally listened to Labour and scrapped the premium phone helpline for claimants, now they need to listen to the calls of charities and councils and back Labour’s motion today to immediately pause and fix the roll out of Universal Credit, before more people are pushed into rent arrears, poverty and homelessness.”
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