Living wage to rise from April 2024 as benefit sanctions toughened

Sunday, 1 October 2023
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will reiterate the government's commitments to make benefits sanctions harsher in a speech on Monday - while also committing to rising the national living wage above £11 an hour.

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Chancellor Jeremy Hunt used his speech to confirm plans to increase the national living wage for over-23s to at least £11 an hour and impose tougher conditions on benefits. But alongside that he will look again at the benefit sanctions regime to make it harder for people to claim welfare while...

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