1/11/2024 0 Comments You need a budget review 2016Permanently cutting the Universal Credit taper rate by 8% from 63p to 55p, ensuring more money in people’s pockets.įrom 1st April 2022 the National Living Wage will increase by 6.6% to £9.50 an hour. £355 million to keep people safe, cut crime and help victims of sexual abuse in England and Wales, including £50 million towards the Safer Streets Fund helping it continue its vital role in working with police forces in local crime-prevention. Increasing annual funding for Ministry of Justice’s victims support services to over £185 million a year by 2024/25. £1.5 billion over the next three years for new surgical hubs, increased bed capacity and equipment to help elective services recover, including surgeries and other medical procedures.Ĭonfirms an additional £4.7 billion by 2024-25 for the core schools budget in England, over and above the SR19 settlement for schools in 2022-23, as well as £2.6 billion of capital funding for new school places for children with special educational needs and disabilities, and £1.8 billion of additional money for education recovery – in addition to the £1.4 billion announced in June 2021.Ĭonfirms investment of £11.5 billion in the Affordable Homes Programme in England from 2021-26 to help build up to 180,000 new affordable homes – with 65% of funding for homes outside London.Īn additional £1.9 billion resource funding for England’s criminal justice system to manage the increased number of offenders being brought to justice and start to reduce backlogs in criminal courts caused by COVID-19 and improve waiting times. £2.1 billion over the next three years to support innovative use of digital technology so hospitals and other care organisations are as connected and efficient as possible, freeing up valuable NHS staff time and ensuring the best care for patients wherever they are. £2.3 billion over the next three years will transform diagnostic services with at least 100 community diagnostic centres across England – helping millions of patients access earlier diagnostic tests closer to home. This enables significant further funding for the NHS, for the government’s reforms to social care, public health and prevention programmes, and investment in training the workforce of the future. The new Health and Social Care Levy, along with an increase to the rates of dividend tax, will raise around £13 billion per year for spending on health and social care across the UK.
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