The new Government has undertaken to provide a “safety net” to those most severely impacted by Covid-19 as the special unemployment payments and income protection payments come to an end.
There is a commitment to protect social welfare rates in addition to other benefits which vulnerable groups are currently entitled to.
There is also a promise to progress to a living wage over the lifetime of the government, although there are no details on what figure that might be.In terms of pensions – one of the big sticking points of negotiations – those who each the retirement age of 65 will […]
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