Chloe SmithDisabled people deserve the same opportunities to start, stay and succeed in employment as everyone else. I am aware that those with autism and learning disabilities can face particular barriers to employment, which is why as Minister for Disabled People I have announced a &pou...
Figures released today by the Office of National Statistics show that the number of UK workers on payrolls rose by 73,000 between June and July to 29.7 million. Despite the UK employment rate for people aged 16 to 64 years decreasing by 0.1 percentage points on the quart...
Today the government has announced cuts to student loan interest rates, while also making sure that in real terms no new graduate will pay back more than they have borrowed. Student loan borrowers will be further protected from rising inflation rates with additional cuts to interest rat...
Listening to the voices of local small businesses is important to me. That's why it was great to meet a range of small businesses recently in a roundtable hosted by the local Federation of Small Businesses. The overwhelming message that businesses gave me was that they were...
Yesterday, the Government announced further support for small businesses feeling the squeeze of worldwide inflationary pressures, creating jobs and driving economic growth. Small businesses are the lifeblood of the local economy, which is why I welcome the governments determin...
The number of working women has now reached 15.7 million – a rise of 2 million since 2010 with more women progressing into senior, higher-skilled jobs. New ONS data shows number of working women is now 2 million more than in 2010 Women in high-skilled jobs is up 38.5% since 2010, w...
Over half a million benefit claimants have been supported into work in less than 6 months thanks to the national ‘Way to Work’ campaign, supporting our economy to rebound from the pandemic. Launched in January, ministers set the target of supporting 500,000 jobseekers throug...
Figures released this morning reveal that the employment rate increased between February and April 2022 – showing that our Plan For Jobs is working and our economy is recovering. Alongside the Government's £37 billion of support, I know that getting people into work with the secur...
Today the Government has announced that hundreds of youth groups will benefit from £380 million Youth Investment Fund, to support young people’s health, wellbeing and skills for work, no matter where they live. This includes £44,200 to 8th Norwich Sea Scout Group fund installati...
Figures released this morning by the Office of National Statistics reveal that the number of people on payroll rose by 121,000 between March and April to a record number 29.5 million – showing that the Government's Plan For Jobs is working and the economy is recovering both nationally and ...