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This morning’s @hmtreasury announcement on #OvercomingShortages in our labour market goes some way to meeting the challenge @RECPress set out last year. Our analysis showed that labour & skills shortages could cost the UK economy up to £39billion per year from 2024 (1/)
That’s around the same as two Elizabeth Lines. So it is important that action is taken, particularly in childcare which can be a significant barrier to work for many families. The changes to UC for childcare are big and helpful. (2/)
There will me more to do to get childcare right. And reforming the Work Capability Assessment, while overdue, will be challenging and must be done with humanity. (3/)
