Govt: We need more people in work to cut welfare bill

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Baroness Jacqui Smith, the Skills Minister, says that the way that the Labour government wants to cut the welfare bill by prioritising "getting people in to the workplace". Report by Ketchs. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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00:00No, what I believe we need to do is to get more people into work.

00:04That's the way that you build the workforce.

00:07It's also the way, by the way, that you do cut money in welfare.

00:11But the priority has to be getting people into work.

00:15And today what we're focusing on...

00:17Well, no, the way you get the welfare bill down is by getting people into the workplace.

00:21That also means that you're supporting employers with the skilled workforce that they need.

00:26It means you're ensuring that young people are not starting their working life by not being in work,

00:32which is going to then cost them and the welfare system millions of pounds into the future.

00:40That's the right way of thinking about it.

00:42This is the reform that we are now focused on.

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