Long-term benefits claimants to work or face being stripped of cash: Reform UK

George Thompson and Harry Taylor, Press Association Political Staff Long-term benefits claimants will be made to clean up their local high street or face being stripped of their benefits under new plans unveiled by Reform UK. The party’s Treasury spokesperson, Robert Jenrick, said the policy would be part of a series o

Robert Jenrick said the long-term unemployed would have to scrub high streets, carrying out minor repairs and ‘beautify neglected places’

Reform UK's treasury spokesperson Robert Jenrick has announced the party's new welfare policy at a press conference on Monday

The proposal was announced alongside others that Mr Jenrick said would cut £50 billion from the welfare bill.

Robert Jenrick, Reform’s finance spokesperson, has today given a press conference about the party’s proposed welfare changes.

Party’s ‘welfare to work’ policy would force long-term claimants to do community work or face losing benefits Robert Jenrick went on to say that long-term benefits claimants will be made to clean up their local high street and do charity work or face having their benefits taken away. He said as part of the party’s “wel

Since becoming Prime Minister, Andy Burnham has promised to 'get really serious' about reducing the country's ballooning welfare bill.

The party estimates that 2.89 million people could see their benefits cut or withdrawn under the plans

Investors have flocked to short-term investments like ultra-short bond funds in anticipation of a stock market correction and with long-term bonds broken.