WORKING Britons have been warned that “social care is not a one-way street” as the government launches an attack on sick pay.
Sir Keir Starmer and his welfare chief Liz Kendall are preparing an all-out offensive to get people back to work.
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Liz Kendall’s State for Work and Pensions aims to reform the benefits system to get more Britons back into workCredit: Alamy
It is the government’s “duty” to rescue people from “welfare freedom” and rein in our bloated benefit bills, according to Downing Street.
Ministers think job centers are not working and want to create new “one-stop shops” with GPs, employment advisers and trainers under the same roof.
Mayors are expected to be empowered to lead them.
This will be the biggest reform of the system in a generation, said insiders.
A Whitehall source said: “People have rights but they also have responsibilities. Social care is not a one-way street.
“It is not fair to people that we leave them on the social welfare waste for years.
“And it’s not fair to the taxpayer to expect them to foot the bill. We’re going to transform jobcentres to get more people back into work.
“It is the duty of this Government to fix the system, reduce the benefit bill and get Britain working once and for all.”
Around 2.8 million are out of work on sick leave, the highest in history, causing benefit bills to soar.
Chancellor Rachel Reeves wants to cut billions from the welfare budget and has warned of “tough decisions”.
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Plans to reform the broken system will be outlined in the October 30 Budget.
Meanwhile, the chancellor is facing a cabinet revolt over her austere spending plans.
One government insider said she was playing “hard”, while another said “the side departments will be completely washed out”.
Foreign Secretary David Lammy is furious at her plans to cut £2bn from the foreign aid budget.
But No11 is considering shelving plans to raise tax on private investors amid fears it will not raise the extra money.
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