Official thread: ‘Get Britain Working’ White Paper released Tuesday 26th November

apple85
apple85 Community member Posts: 728 Championing
edited November 26 in Current affairs

thought I’d get this thread started early as I’ll imagine the papers will be publishing significant leaks later tonight

From the sounds of things upcoming welfare reforms (such as wca and pip) won’t be covered in this white paper (at least in major detail) - past quotes from the gov suggest welfare reform reveal launch won’t happen till spring 2025

From what I read this white paper will probably focus on mid to long time strategies to get the country/welfare state functioning better (Kendall herself in the recent dwp committee acknowledged these things will take time to do (properly))

I’ve got family coming over tomorrow so I may not get around to my usual screenshots and highlighting till the evening (though I’m very aware with the potential inflammatory headlines from certain media I’m not sure how calm and open to reason/logic some scope members may be


I’ve had many thoughts on both the white paper and upcoming reforms but on threads like this one I’m trying to bite my tongue and stay open minded to any fair ideas from either side

Links from Albus_scope;

press release; https://www.gov.uk/government/news/biggest-employment-reforms-in-a-generation-unveiled-to-get-britain-working-again

Policy paper;
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/get-britain-working-white-paper

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  • Bluebell21
    Bluebell21 Community member Posts: 4,440 Championing

    Hi @apple85 Thank you for doing this for us. It must take up a lot of your time. Lets see what happens. Take care.

  • Kaliwax
    Kaliwax Community member Posts: 69 Empowering

    I personally think it will have this Youth Guarantee thing in it.

    NCS to merge into Job Centres

    Give more powers to Mayors with employment support programs tailored to their areas.

    I saw something a few backs of hinting of a new program, where the DWP find jobs for disabled people, and they support them to stay in that job with specialised support workers.

  • LIVEDANDLEARNED
    LIVEDANDLEARNED Community member Posts: 116 Empowering

    If anyone’s able to give a ‘factual’ summary of what’s in the White Paper I’d be grateful?

  • JonnycJonny
    JonnycJonny Scope Member Posts: 229 Empowering
    edited November 26

    Paper details will be unveiled later today - I'm sure someone will provide us with a summary in due course. Media reports suggest the focus is squarely on improving work opportunities and job creation while benefit reform has been kicked down the road. The devil will be in the detail.

  • apples
    apples Community member Posts: 376 Empowering
    edited November 26

    I will also be interested in the white paper proposals, from my understanding it is going to be focused on getting 5he young into work

  • Kaliwax
    Kaliwax Community member Posts: 69 Empowering
    edited November 26

    I suspect it will be similar to this press release they put out

    https://www.gov.uk/government/news/biggest-employment-reforms-in-a-generation-unveiled-to-get-britain-working-again

  • Meg24
    Meg24 Community member Posts: 366 Trailblazing
    edited November 26

    The Tories are criticising them for "not making tough decisions on sickness benefits"

    So - that looks good then!

    Holding my breath till after next spring though, they did say they would talk about PIP then.

    Can relax for Christmas now at least, unless something horrible is hidden in the small print, but given the Tory attacks, it looks like it might be good news.

  • johnron
    johnron Community member Posts: 34 Connected
    edited November 26

    2025 we will find out dwp said changes shocking

  • TheManFromLondon
    TheManFromLondon Community member Posts: 402 Empowering
    edited November 26

    Read and Digest:

    https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/nov/25/the-guardian-view-on-benefit-reforms-ministers-should-enable-work-not-force-it

    https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/nov/24/liz-kendall-says-young-people-who-wont-take-up-work-will-lose-benefits

    Starmer has it. Things WILL Change! Good PM, you know when you have a good one, the best PM.

  • JonnycJonny
    JonnycJonny Scope Member Posts: 229 Empowering
    edited November 26

    Silence on changes to the Work Capability Assessment - which is ominous ( or perhaps not ) given that that is where we were told 'savings' would be found - but the communication around ill health / disability ( particularly mental ill health ) 'appears' to have softened.

  • Kaliwax
    Kaliwax Community member Posts: 69 Empowering
    edited November 26

    If the press release is exactly the same things as the white paper, with the exception of the WCA. I see nothing wrong whatsoever with Labour's proposals.

  • Numan
    Numan Community member Posts: 36 Contributor
    edited November 26

    Kendall quote from press release today.

    "The Get Britain Working White Paper shows that this Government stands unashamedly for work. We will make sure everyone, regardless of their background, age, ethnicity, health, disability or postcode can benefit from the dignity and purpose work can bring."

    This reads as everyone has to find work regardless of youe disability or health,no?

  • LIVEDANDLEARNED
    LIVEDANDLEARNED Community member Posts: 116 Empowering
    edited November 26

    Now look up the views of the Conservative or Reform, because that’s a lot worse.

  • Albus_Scope
    Albus_Scope Posts: 8,262 Scope Online Community Coordinator
    edited November 26

    Thanks for sharing @TheManFromLondon it's some good food for thought.

  • lizptsd
    lizptsd Community member Posts: 150 Empowering
    edited November 26

    I've just read a passage on the White paper on the Government site the gist of which said it was going to tackle preventing people from getting ill in the first place!!!!!!! Really, good luck with that 😡

  • Nightcity
    Nightcity Community member, Scope Member Posts: 2,528 Championing
    edited November 26
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/946606#Comment_946606

    ridiculous isn't it? I was born with most of mine

  • bench
    bench Community member Posts: 50 Connected
    edited November 26

    So has it be released yet ?

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